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Invoice, "Sundry Goods for a Bride," Robert Cary & Company to George Washington, September 20, 1759

Invoice of Sundry Goods to be Shipped by Robert Cary Esqr. & Company
for the Use of George Washington

A Light Summer suit made of Duroy or by the inclosed measure
4 peices best India Nankeen
2 best beaver Hats plain each to cost a Guinea
1 ps…

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Virginians at Home: Family Life in the Eighteenth Century

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The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon

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"The Dining Room in Early Virginia"

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"Secular Music in the Late-Eighteenth Century American Home"

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Nothing More Agreeable: Music in George Washington's Family

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Nelly Custis: Child of Mount Vernon

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"Music of the Washington Family: A Little-Known Collection"

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"Mortality and Family in the Colonial Chesapeake"

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Martha Washington's Rules for Cooking Used Everyday at Mt. Vernon

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