Letter, Martha Dandridge Custis to Robert Cary, January 1758

This letter is primarily an invoice detailing a long and varied list of consumer goods to be sent from England. The list includes clothing, foodstuffs, furniture, jewelry, and much more. Martha chides Cary for the poor quality of a dress sent the previous year and orders another, specifying that it is not to be a mourning dress (image courtesy of Virginia Historical Society).

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Letter, Martha Dandridge Custis to Robert Cary, January 1758. Custis Family Papers, Mss1C9698 a. Virginia Historical Society.