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Preferred Citation:

Custis Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Scope and Contents

Letter, 11 August 1836, written by W. P. Custis, Philadelphia, Pa. to James W. Custis of Accomack County, Va. concerning the purchase of horses; and a newspaper clipping from "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" concerning a Civil War era anecdote about someone named Custis.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Horses--Virginia