Nelly’s Journey Behind Navigating Internal Family Dynamics

Learn how America in 1819 entered into a severe economic depression. Explore how state banks went beyond their boundaries as well as understanding how agricultural prices got impacted. Discover just how deeply impacted Virginia was during the 1819 Financial Panic. Agree if Lawrence Lewis, Nelly’s husband, was never truly a successful planter. Determine if Lawrence Lewis had been constantly grappling with some form of ill health. Find out if any of Nelly’s letters to her best friend Elizabeth Bordley Gibson mentioned anything about husband Lawrence. Learn where Nelly’s son Lorenzo resided including its proximity to Woodlawn, located in Alexandria. Discover why Woodlawn, Nelly’s home, never attained same level of visitors that Mount Vernon always maintained. Explore how Nelly’s brother, George Washington Parke Custis, went about compiling information which resulted in his writing a series of biographical essays regarding George Washington. Determine if it’s very likely that Nelly and her brother George were extremely close to one another. Learn if Nelly went south to Louisiana not long after her husband’s passing. Discover if Nelly was dealt any setbacks involving family members while staying in Louisiana. Get a timeline of Washington Family Events from 1829 up till 1858 involving Mount Vernon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.