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List of Martha Dandridge Custis's Dower Slaves, 1760
This is a list of MW's dower slaves, with their names and locations, in GW's hand. It is written on blank sheets in his 1760 copy of the Virginia Almanac (image courtesy of the Library of…
Letter and invoice, George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, May 1, 1759
Williamsburg, May 1, 1759.
Gentln. The Inclos'd is the Ministers Certificate of my Marriage with Mrs. Martha Custis, properly as I am told, Authenticated, You will therefore for the future please to address all your Letters which relate to the…
Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, April 9, 1749
When Daniel Parke Custis was courting Martha Dandridge, he enlisted the help of his friend John Blair to convince John Custis (Daniel’s father) that the match was appropriate. This letter contains the news that John Custis had capitulated…
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