<![CDATA[Martha Washington]]> http://marthawashington.us/items/browse/tag/custis/page/6?output=rss2 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:48:59 +0000 sleon@gmu.edu (Martha Washington) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Bill from George Heath for Mourning Clothes, December 1757]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/99

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Bill from George Heath for Mourning Clothes, December 1757

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Death of Daniel Parke Custis

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This bill is for a wide variety of clothing from 1756-57, from a tailor named George Heath. Several items throughout the bill are mourning clothes, and are presumably associated with one of the two deaths that struck the Custis family in 1757: Martha’s first daughter Frances Parke Custis in April, and her husband Daniel in July (image courtesy of Virginia Historical Society).

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George Heath

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1757-12

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Bill from George Heath, 1758. Custis Family Papers, Mss1C9698 a. Virginia Historical Society

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Bill from George Heath for Mourning Clothes, December 1757
]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:58:24 +0000 <![CDATA[Daniel Parke Custis Account Book]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/95

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Daniel Parke Custis Account Book

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Martha Washington's first marriage

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Daniel Parke Custis

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Daniel Parke Custis Account Book. Lee Family Papers, Section 24. Virginia Historical Society.

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Virginia Historical Society

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]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:24:38 +0000 <![CDATA[John Custis IV, attributed to John Hesselius]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/89

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John Custis IV, attributed to John Hesselius

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Martha Washington's early life

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John Custis was the very wealthy father of Martha Washington’s first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. Custis became a widower after his wife Frances died in 1714. Although initially opposed to his son’s intended marriage, Custis met with Martha and came away convinced of her charm and character. In giving his blessing to the match, he secured the couple’s financial future.

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John Hesselius

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oil on canvas

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Tudor Place Foundation

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painting

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]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:42:36 +0000 <![CDATA[Nelly Custis's English guitar]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/86

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Nelly Custis's English guitar

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Music at Mount Vernon

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This guitar was a gift to Martha Washington's granddaughter Nelly Custis from George Washington toward the end of his second presidency. It made in London and features an ivory panel with Nelly Custis's initials.

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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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musical instrument

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]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Nelly Custis's Harpsichord]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/81

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Nelly Custis's Harpsichord

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Music at Mount Vernon

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George Washington ordered this expensive English harpsichord in 1793 for Nelly Custis, his step-granddaughter. It came to Mount Vernon in 1797 when the Washingtons returned home after the Presidency. Nelly’s harpsichord performances were an important part of sociability in the Washington household (image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).

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1793

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Nelly Custis's Harpsichord
]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Miniature portrait, Martha Parke Custis, 1772, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/78

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Miniature portrait, Martha Parke Custis, 1772, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)

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Portraits

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Martha Washington’s daughter Patsy was sixteen when this miniature portrait was painted by Charles Willson Peale. Patsy suffered from what was probably epilepsy, and a year after this portrait was executed would die as the result of a seizure (image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).

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Charles Willson Peale

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1772

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portrait miniature, watercolor on ivory

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W-2355 A

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Miniature portrait, <em>Martha Parke Custis, </em>1772, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)<br />
]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:29:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Miniature portrait, John Parke Custis, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/76

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Miniature portrait, John Parke Custis, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)

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Portraits

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This miniature portrait of John Parke (Jacky) Custis was executed by Charles Willson Peale. Jacky brought the painter with him to Mount Vernon when returning home from his studies in Annapolis. Jacky was eighteen when this portrait was painted. Peale also completed miniatures at this time of Jacky’s sister Martha Parke (Patsy) Custis, Martha Washington, and of George Washington (Courtesy of an anonymous lender. Image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).

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Charles WIllson Peale

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1772

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Miniature portrait, <em>John Parke Custis,</em> by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)
]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:23:12 +0000 <![CDATA[Letter, John Parke Custis to Martha Washington, October 12, 1781]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/38

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Letter, John Parke Custis to Martha Washington, October 12, 1781

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Custis family news, escaped slaves

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This letter was written by John Parke (Jacky) Custis to his mother Martha Washington from the camp of the Continental Army in front of Yorktown. Very late in the war, Jacky joined the army as a civilian aide to General Washington. In the postscript, Jacky mentions his efforts to locate escaped slaves who had run away from Mount Vernon. He also depicts the terrible mortality that had taken place among the large numbers of African-Americans present at the siege, presumably in large part a result of smallpox.

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John Parke Custis

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1781-10-12

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The Martha Washington Collection, Mount Vernon.

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Mount Vernon

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Partial transcript:

"P.S. please to inform Mr. Washington [i.e. Lund Washington] that I have made every possible Enquiry after his Negroes, but have not seen any belonging to him, the General or myself, I have heard that Ned is in York a pioneer, old Joe Rachier is in the Neighborhood tho I have not been able to see him. His Wife is dead, and I fear that most who left Us are not existing, the mortality that has taken place among the Wretches is really incredible. I have seen numbers lying dead in the Woods, and many so exhausted they cannot walk."

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]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:06:17 +0000 <![CDATA[Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, n.d.]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/11

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Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, n.d.

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courtship of Martha Dandridge

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John Blair

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Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, April 9, 1749

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Etting Collection, Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 19:12:56 +0000 <![CDATA[Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, April 9, 1749]]> https://marthawashington.us/items/show/10

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Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, April 9, 1749

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courtship of Martha Dandridge

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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 after Martha had insisted on meeting him in person. It is indicative of Martha’s strength of character, even at a young age (image courtesy of Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Etting Collection).

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John Blair

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1749-04-09

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Etting Collection

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Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, n.d.

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Letter, John Blair to Daniel Parke Custis, April 9, 1749
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