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Worthy Partner: The Papers of Martha Washington

By: Joseph E. Fields; Martha Washington | Book details

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ALS In the private collection of Dr. Walter Ostromecki, Jr.

1.
Hannah Stockton Boudinot ( 1738-1808) was the sister of Richard Stockton, New Jersey Signer of the Declaration of Independence. She married Elias Boudinot in 1762. Boudinot was an early supporter of the revolutionary cause, a member of the New Jersey Provincial Congress, the Continental Congress, and served latter as president. His work as a commissary-general of prisoners during the war was commendable. DAB, 2:477.
2.
At the outbreak of the war the Boudinots were living in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. Nearby hostilities drove them to a farm near Basking Ridge. During the winter of 1777-78 Boudinot was with the army at Valley Forge. See, Bill, A House Called Morven, p. 47, Princeton, 1954. Hereafter referred to as Morven.
3.
Susan Vergereau Boudinot ( 1764-1854) married William Bradford ( 1755-1794), a colonel in the Continental army. Later he became attorney-general and chief justice of Pennsylvania, and attorney-general of the United States. See Butterfield, Letters of Benjamin Rush, 1:306, Princeton, 1951. Herefter referred to as Rush.

To Hannah Bushrod Washington

My Dear Madam 1 - Mount Vernon June 22d 1784

After a very long passage the Cotton arrived safe, - I was much concerned that I should have given Mr B. Washington2 the troble, - He thought it would be a very easy thing to procure, - it was to add to some thread I have had spun several years in the House, - I thank you for the Cotton, and should be very unhappy if you have disfirnished yourself by spairing it out of your own stock, - it would have been noe inconvenience to me, to have stayed another year, for to have my piece of Cloth finishd, - my spinners had just spun up all the wool and had little to doe, was the reason I thought of spinning cotton - and I could not get any in this part of the country - the West Indea cotton not being brought to Alexandria in the shops -

It would give me much pleasure to come to Bushfield 3 to visit you and will when it is conveniant to the General to leve home on a visit; he has so much business of his one and the publicks to gather that I fear he will never find lazure to goe see his friends; I would with pleasure have sent you the weeping willow but the man told me he was not going down derectly, - if he had, it was two late to plant it this summer, at the proper time for planting it, you may have as much as you please as it would give me pleasure to send you anything of that sort that is worth sending to you from here.

I am happy to hear Mrs Washington4 has incresed her family and is well I wish she could make it convenient to come to see us.

The General joins me in love and good wishes to you and all with you

I am Dear Madam
Your affectionate
sister and friend
Martha Washington

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