Martha Washington

by Patricia Brady

  residences, presidential

  Revolutionary War

  buildup to

  French role in

  length of

  Martha’s camp visits during

  Martha’s expenses during

  peace negotiations

  southern campaigns of

  women, role in

  Rhode Island

  Richmond, Virginia

  Richmond Hill

  Richmond (slave)

  Rickett’s Amphitheatre

  River Farm

  Rochambeau, Comte de

  Roche, Regina

  Rocky Hills, New Jersey

  Rose (slave)

  Rumney, William

  St. Paul’s Chapel

  St. Peter’s Church

  salaries, George’s

  Savannah, Georgia

  School for Scandal, The (Sheridan)

  Schuyler, Catherine van Rensselaer

  Schuyler, Philip

  security issues

  Seven Years’ War. See French and Indian War

  sexual knowledge

  Shaw, William

  Sheels, Christopher

  Sheridan, Richard

  shopping

  silver tableware

  Simple Story, A (Inchbald)

  slavery and slaves

  George’s freeing of

  Martha’s opinion on

  smallpox

  Smith, Nabby

  Smith, William Shaw

  Snowden, Anne Ridgely

  Snowden, Thomas

  social life

  colonial

  Martha and George’s early

  post-Revolutionary War

  during presidency

  during retirement

  during Revolutionary War

  Spain/Spanish

  Stadler, John

  State of the Union address (1790)

  Steptoe, George

  Steuben, Baron von

  Stuart, David

  Stuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis (Nelly) (Martha’s daughter-in-law)

  Stuart, Nancy

  suitors, Martha’s

  Suter’s Tavern

  taxes

  Tennessee

  Thatcher, James

  theater

  Thornton, William

  Tidewater

  Tilghman, Tench

  Timson, Anna Maria Jones

  tobacco

  travel

  Martha’s dislike of

  Martha’s wartime

  Trinity Church

  Trumbull, Jonathan

  Truro Parish

  vacations, Martha and George’s

  Valley Forge

  Van Horne, Gabriel

  Vassall, John

  vehicles

  Vermont

  Vicar of Wakefield, The (Goldsmith)

  Virginia

  Virginia Convention (1774)

  Virginia Convention (1775)

  Virginia Gazette

  Virginia Resolves

  Wallace house

  warfare, generally

  Warren, James

  Warren, Mercy

  Washington, Anna Maria (Martha’s grandniece)

  Washington, Augustine (George’s half-brother)

  Washington, Bushrod (George’s nephew)

  Washington, Charles (George’s brother)

  Washington, Charles (George’s grandnephew)

  Washington, Elizabeth Foote

  Washington, Frances Bassett (Fanny) (Martha’s niece)

  death of

  marriage of

  remarriage of

  Washington, George

  agricultural interests of

  Alexander Hamilton and

  anthrax attack of

  appearance of

  as burgess

  burial place of

  character and personality of

  as commander-in-chief of Continental Army

  death of

  elected president

  Fairfaxes and

  funeral of

  George Fairfax and

  health issues

  John Adams and

  loyalty to England of

  as Martha’s suitor

  mementos of

  military career of

  mother and

  Mount Vernon and

  national mourning for

  papers of

  political career of

  as president. See presidency, George’s

  reliance on Martha by

  returns to private life

  romantic liaisons of

  salaries of

  Sally Fairfax and

  slaves freed by

  stepson and

  stepson’s engagement and

  symbolic stature of

  Washington, George Augustine (George’s nephew)

  final illness and death of

  marriage of

  Washington, George Fayette (Martha’s grandnephew)

  Washington, Hannah (George’s sister-in-law)

  Washington, Harriot (George’s niece)

  Washington, Jack (George’s brother)

  Washington, Lawrence (George’s nephew)

  Washington, Lund (George’s cousin)

  Washington, Martha

  Abigail Adams and

  adoption of grandchildren by

  birth of

  death of

  death of John Custis and

  death of Martha Custis and

  first husband of. See Custis, Daniel Parke (Martha’s first husband)

  as first lady. See first lady, Martha as

  George’s political career and

  health issues

  loyalty to England of

  Lund Washington and

  Mary Washington and

  Nelly Stuart and

  Sally Fairfax and

  son and

  son’s engagement and

  stoutness of

  Thomas Jefferson and

  war camp visits of

  Washington, Mary Ball (George’s mother)

  Washington, Samuel (George’s brother)

  Washington City

  water crossings, Martha’s fear of

  Wayne, Anthony

  weddings, generally

  weddings, Martha’s

  West, Benjamin

  West, Martha

  West, Nathaniel

  West Point

  Wheatley, Phillis

  Whiskey Insurrection (1794)

  White, William

  White House

  widowhoods, Martha’s

  William and Mary, College of

  Williamsburg

  wills

  Wollaston, John

  women

  dowries, importance of

  friendships among

  George’s like of

  lack of records on

  legal rights of

  Revolutionary War, role in

  Woodward, Martha. See Macon, Martha Woodward

  Woodward, William

  Works of Josephus

  worms

  writing style, Martha’s

  York River

  Yorktown, Battle of