Martha Washington Letter

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-08T16:42:32Z
dc.date.available2024-11-08T16:42:32Z
dc.date.issued2/25/2023 0:00
dc.descriptionThe letter in the Morristown NHP collection is special for several reasons. The simple fact that the park has a letter in her hand is unique as it is well known that she destroyed nearly all of her correspondence. Second, the letter is specific to the Morristown story in that she wrote it after returning to Mount Vernon from her stay with her husband in the Ford mansion at Morristown. Third, the letter highlights the emotional toll the stress of the War was having on family members of those in the military. In the letter, Martha asks for her cousin's daughter to come stay with her for companionship at Mount Vernon due to her deep concern over the stressful circumstances in which she left her husband in Morristown. All in all, the letter offers an exceedingly rare glimpse into the private thoughts of an often overlooked figure in history whose contributions were significant.
dc.descriptionOriginal file name Matha WCollage.jpg
dc.format.extent3600 x 2700
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/141350
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dc.subjectMartha Washington Letter
dc.subjectMorristown National Historical Park
dc.subjectHistoric Morristown
dc.subjectNational Historical Park
dc.subjectThe American Revolution
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectUS History
dc.subjectGeorge Washington
dc.subjectContinental Army
dc.subjectWinter Encampment
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectMorristown
dc.subjectJockey Hollow
dc.subjectThe Ford Mansion
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectThe American Revolution in New Jersey
dc.subjectThe Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleMartha Washington Letter

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