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Martha Dandridge Custis was a wealthy, good-looking widow and the mother of two young children when, in 1759, she started a new life as Martha Washington. Thus began an ardent love affair and one of our country's most influential partnerships. Her fortune ensured the success of his Mount Vernon, but much more important was the emotional support she brought to their marriage. Never the kindly frump of popular mythology, she was an able landowner, an...
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