George Washington Parke Custis Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 7.5" x 9", Arlington House, Washington D.C.; September 5, no year. George Washington Parke Custis was the adopted son, and step-grandson, of George Washington. In this letter Custis enclosed a $10 donation to the President of the Board of Health, Dr. Henry Hunt. It reads in part: "Enclosed you will receive a draft for a small sum, which I pray you to appropriate in aid of the poor and destitute…" He may be referring to the Cholera epidemic of 1849 and 1850 that ravaged Washington D.C. Signed, "George WP Custis." Condition: One side pasted to larger paper. Text not affected. Flattened mail folds. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved