Topic

Letters about Slavery

2 letters

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…

Letter

Martha Washington to Elizabeth Dandridge Henley, August 20, 1797

From Martha Washington

To Elizabeth Dandridge Henley

August 20, 1797

Partial transcript: “…am obliged to be my one [own] Housekeeper which takes up the greatest part of my time, – our cook Hercules went away so that I am as…