Topic

Letters about Custis

2 letters

Letter

Henry Knox to Clement Biddle, November 11, 1781

From Henry Knox

To Clement Biddle

November 11, 1781

“His excellency – the General & Mrs[.] Washington amidst flattering public prospects have Received the most fatal blow to their Domestic felicity – the amiable Mr[.] Custis, Mrs[.] Washington’s only…

Letter

John Parke Custis to Martha Washington, October 12, 1781

From John Parke Custis

To Martha Washington

October 12, 1781

Partial transcript: “P.S. please to inform Mr. Washington [i.e. Lund Washington] that I have made every possible Enquiry after his Negroes, but have not seen any belonging to him, the…