Invoice book, 1749-1757.

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Invoice book, 1749-1757.

1749-1757

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Contains orders to Custis's English agents for plantation and personal supplies. Most of the entries are believed to be written by Custis. However, some are in a different hand, most notably an order for his tombstone thought to be written by his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis.

1 v. (51 p.) ; 35cm.

eng, Latn

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Washington, Martha, 1731-1802

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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. Washington is not only remembered as the nation’s first lady who set an example for her future first ladies, but also as a wife, mother, and property owner. She is an example of strength during the Revolutionary War, and as the first lady of a new nation. Born at Virginia’s Chestnut Grove Plantation located in New Kent County, Virginia on June 2, 1731, she was the eldest of eight children born to John and France...

Custis, Daniel Parke, 1711-1757

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Daniel Parke Custis was an American planter and politician who was the first husband of Martha Dandridge. After his death, Dandridge married George Washington, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the nation's first president....