"Worthy partner" : the papers of Martha Washington
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"Worthy partner" : the papers of Martha Washington
（Contributions in American history, no. 155）
Greenwood Press, 1994
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Bibliography: p. [479]-482
Includes index
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Description
Although Martha Washington has been the subject of several popular biographies, her writings, scattered into private hands, archives, and repositories, have never before been collected and published. This book attempts to publish all the known Martha Washington papers from every possible source. Most of her correspondence relates to key periods in her life--her first widowhood, the Revolutionary War, Washington's presidency, and the period after his death. Widowed at the age of twenty-six, her early correspondence was to settle and manage the affairs of her husband's estate, documenting well both legal and commercial affairs. During the revolutionary era, her letters, to friends, family, and acquaintances, are especially revealing for references to military affairs. The largest portion of the letters, written to friends and relatives during the presidential years, shed light on the Washingtons' life at Mount Vernon, New York, and Philadephia. This book will be valuable to scholars of the Washington era and will interest all who are curious about Martha Washington.
Table of Contents
The Young Widow Custis, 1757-59 Young Mrs. Washington, 1759-1774 The Revolutionary Period, 1775-1783 Return to Mount Vernon: The Period of Peace, 1784-1789 The Presidential Era, 1789-1797 Under Our Own Vine and Fig Tree, 1797-1799 Alas, Alone: Widow Washington, 1799-1802 Appendixes The Marriage of Martha Dandridge and Daniel Parke Custis The Marriage of Martha Dandridge Custis and George Washington Preservation and Destruction The Spurious Letter to Martha Washington George Washington's "Love Letter" to Martha Dandridge Custis Bibliography Index
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