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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03909 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1784 |
| Title | Martha Washington to Hannah S. Boudinot discussing post-war life |
| Date | 15 January 1784 |
| Author | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) |
| Recipient | Boudinot, Hannah S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about the pleasure of returning to domestic life after the termination of the Revolutionary War. Congratulates Boudinot on returning to her own home after a seven year exile and on the improved health of her daughter, Susan Boudinot. States, "The difficulties, and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endevor to let our ways be the ways of pleasantness, and all our paths Peace." Mentions that she would love to have the Boudinots visit Mount Vernon as she has not the strength to undergo another journey. Comments on the health and welfare of her family and gives love to Boudinot's family. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History First Lady Revolutionary War Children and Family Health and Medical Mount Vernon Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) Boudinot, Hannah Stockton (1736-1808) Bradford, Susan Boudinot (b. 1764) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Theme | Women in American History; The American Revolution; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Hannah Boudinot was the wife of Elias Boudinot, President of the Continental Congress in 1783. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |