Nellie Custis — what a household name it is
in Old Virginia! Through the kindness of
her great-granddaughter, Miss Marie Stewart
Lewis, of " Buena Vista," a famous old recipe
belonging to her grandmother, Mrs. Lorenzo
Lewis, is given. Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis was the
daughter-in-law of Nellie Custis, Miss Marie
Stewart Lewis is of distinguished Virginia an-
cestry. Her father, Colonel John Redmon Coxe
Lewis, was the son of Lorenzo Lewis and
Esther Maria Coxe Lewis, who, as Miss
Esther Coxe of Philadelphia, was a recognized
belle of her day. She was descended from
John Redmon Coxe, who was one of the com-
mittee appointed by Queen Elizabeth to revise
the Episcopal Prayer-Book. Lorenzo Lewis
was the son of Nellie Custis and Major Law-
rence Lewis, who was the son of Colonel
Fielding Lewis and Bettie Washington of
Kenmore, who was the sister of General
Washington.
Colonel Lewis had many pleasant memories
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of his distinguished grandmother, beautiful
Nellie Custis. Among them was one that he
often told, one that reads like a little poem;
how she kept a little trundlebed under her
bed, when he was a little boy, and she would
pull it out herself and tuck him in it whenever
he got sleepy. And when Nellie Custis fell
asleep for the last time at Audley, the old
Lewis home, which was a perfect treasure
trove of Washington heirlooms from Mount
Vernon, where there are traditions attached
to every corner, it was this favorite grandson,
Colonel John Redmon Coxe Lewis, who car-
ried her body to Mount Vernon to rest among
kindred dust in that hallowed spot.
Colonel John Redmon Coxe Lewis was an
officer in the old navy, and was with Commo-
dore Perry when he opened the Port of Japan,
but when war was declared between the
States he resigned from the navy, and became
an officer in the Confederate Army, where he
served with distinction throughout the war.
Colonel Lewis married Miss Maria Byrd Free-
land of Richmond, who was a toast and belle
of that city before the war. In " A Diary
from Dixie," Mrs. Chestnut's fragrant little
1 8 Audley
book of those rose-and-lavender-scented days,
we read much of this famous belle. Among
other things there is a description of her wed-
ding-, which was a brilliant event.
MUFFIN LOAF
{Audley)
Four eggs ; beat whites and yolks sepa-
rately; i large spoonful of butter rubbed into
i quart of flour; \ pint yeast, i cup of warm
milk. Set to rise at 12 o'clock M. for tea.
Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis,
(Who married the son of Nellie Custis and
Lawrence Lewis, nephew of Washington.)
HAREWOOD
Colonel Samuel Washington, the eldest full
brother of General George Washington, built
the homestead of Harewood, which is said to
have been modeled after an old Washington
mansion in England. He died at the age of
47, having been married five times. His vari-
ous wives were Jane Champe, Mildred Thorn-
ton, Lucy Chapman, Annie Steptoe, and
Suzannah Perrine.
General George Steptoe Washington, son
of the fourth Mrs. Washington, was one of
the five nephews whom General Washington
named as his executors and to whom he left
his swords. He married Lucy Payne, a sister
of the beautiful Dolly Madison. ✪ Pound Cake
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Nellie Custis — what a household name it is in Old Virginia! Through the kindness of her great-granddaughter, Miss Marie Stewart Lewis, of " Buena Vista," a famous old recipe belonging to her grandmother, Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis, is given. Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis was the daughter-in-law of Nellie Custis, Miss Marie Stewart Lewis is of distinguished Virginia ancestry. Her father, Colonel John Redmon Coxe Lewis, was the son of Lorenzo Lewis and Esther Maria Coxe Lewis, who, as Miss Esther Coxe of Philadelphia, was a recognized belle of her day. She was descended from John Redmon Coxe, who was one of the committee appointed by Queen Elizabeth to revise the Episcopal Prayer-Book. Lorenzo Lewis was the son of Nellie Custis and Major Lawrence Lewis, who was the son of Colonel Fielding Lewis and Bettie Washington of Kenmore, who was the sister of General Washington.
Colonel Lewis had many pleasant memories
Audley 17
of his distinguished grandmother, beautiful Nellie Custis. Among them was one that he often told, one that reads like a little poem; how she kept a little trundlebed under her bed, when he was a little boy, and she would pull it out herself and tuck him in it whenever he got sleepy. And when Nellie Custis fell asleep for the last time at Audley, the old Lewis home, which was a perfect treasure trove of Washington heirlooms from Mount Vernon, where there are traditions attached to every corner, it was this favorite grandson, Colonel John Redmon Coxe Lewis, who carried her body to Mount Vernon to rest among kindred dust in that hallowed spot.
Colonel John Redmon Coxe Lewis was an officer in the old navy, and was with Commodore Perry when he opened the Port of Japan, but when war was declared between the States he resigned from the navy, and became an officer in the Confederate Army, where he served with distinction throughout the war. Colonel Lewis married Miss Maria Byrd Freeland of Richmond, who was a toast and belle of that city before the war. In " A Diary from Dixie," Mrs. Chestnut's fragrant little
1 8 Audley
book of those rose-and-lavender-scented days, we read much of this famous belle. Among other things there is a description of her wedding-, which was a brilliant event.
MUFFIN LOAF
{Audley)
Four eggs ; beat whites and yolks separately; 1 large spoonful of butter rubbed into 1 quart of flour; 1/2 pint yeast, 1 cup of warm milk. Set to rise at 12 o'clock M. for tea. Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis,
(Who married the son of Nellie Custis and Lawrence Lewis, nephew of Washington.)
HAREWOOD
Colonel Samuel Washington, the eldest full brother of General George Washington, built the homestead of Harewood, which is said to have been modeled after an old Washington mansion in England. He died at the age of 47, having been married five times. His various wives were Jane Champe, Mildred Thornton, Lucy Chapman, Annie Steptoe, and Suzannah Perrine.
General George Steptoe Washington, son of the fourth Mrs. Washington, was one of the five nephews whom General Washington named as his executors and to whom he left his swords. He married Lucy Payne, a sister of the beautiful Dolly Madison.
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