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One of only two extant examples of correspondence from Martha Washington to George Washington, Martha penned this six line postscript with news and greetings on the second page of a letter from Lund Washington to George on March 30, 1767. While brief, Martha's note reveals their warm, respectful relationship…
In the spring of 1772, Charles Willson Peale visited Mount Vernon and painted miniatures of Martha Washington's children, John "Jacky" and Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis. At Jacky's insistence Martha's likeness was also captured, resulting in the earliest known depiction of her as Washington's wife. It…
George Washington penned this poignant note just before departing Philadelphia for the American camp at Cambridge, Massachusetts. For reasons that will never be known, Martha Washington destroyed nearly all of her correspondence with her husband before her death in 1802. Her granddaughter, Martha Parke…
Martha Washington's surviving correspondence includes more letters to her niece Fanny than to anyone else. In 1785, Fanny married George Washington's nephew, George Augustine Washington, and the couple resided at Mount Vernon during Washington's first term as president. A year after moving to New York…
Martha Washington sent this warmhearted letter from Philadelphia to her niece Frances "Fanny" Bassett Washington at Mount Vernon. It provides intimate glimpses of family life and the domestic concerns of Mrs. Washington as she inquires if Fanny is pregnant, asks about Fanny's brothers, and requests…
In 1766, Martha Washington acquired from London upholsterer Philip Bell the materials needed to create "one dozn. Chair bottoms." Over the next thirty-six years, she carefully cross-stitched a scallop-shell design she herself possibly created. While she may have intended for the canvases to upholster…
In 1766, Martha Washington acquired from London upholsterer Philip Bell the materials needed to create "one dozn. Chair bottoms." Over the next thirty-six years, she carefully cross-stitched a scallop-shell design she herself possibly created. While she may have intended for the canvases to upholster…
In 1766, Martha Washington acquired from London upholsterer Philip Bell the materials needed to create "one dozn. Chair bottoms." Over the next thirty-six years, she carefully cross-stitched a scallop-shell design she herself possibly created. While she may have intended for the canvases to upholster…
In 1766, Martha Washington acquired from London upholsterer Philip Bell the materials needed to create "one dozn. Chair bottoms." Over the next thirty-six years, she carefully cross-stitched a scallop-shell design she herself possibly created. While she may have intended for the canvases to upholster…
