Martha Washington to Eleanor Parke Custis, c. February 1797. In which Washington warns her granddaughter that her dress may not arrive from Philadelphia in time for a Virginia ball.

Featuring Dr. Alexandra Garrett, Assistant Professor of History, St. Michael's College.

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