WASHINGTON, Martha Custis. Autograph letter signed ("Martha Washington") to Mrs Margaret Green 29 September 1760. 1 page, folio (4½ x 7 3/8in), silked, mends to paper losses at edges, catching two letters .
WASHINGTON, Martha Custis. Autograph letter signed ("Martha Washington") to Mrs Margaret Green 29 September 1760. 1 page, folio (4½ x 7 3/8in), silked, mends to paper losses at edges, catching two letters . "MY DEAR LITTLE GIRL IS MUCH BETTER. SHE HAS LOST HER FITTS & FEVOURS BOUT" An anxious mother reports on the improving health of her epileptic daughter, Martha Parke ("Patsy") Custis (1756-1773), after a recent seizure. "I have the pleasure to tell you my dear little girl is much better. She has lost her fitts & fevours bout and seems to be getting well very fast. We carried her out yesterday in the Charriot and the change of air refreshed her very much. I am extremely obliged to you for your kind offer in taking the child, but hope the Ride will be of servis to her as she seems to be quite well. She is taking the Bake. Tomorrow she begins with the bitters. We will doe ourselves the pleasure to call on you wensday morning..." Mrs Green's husband, Charles Green acted as physician as well as clergyman, and the reference to the offer to "[take] the child" suggests the extent to which Patsy's illness required assistance from outside the family. But sadly 18th century medicine could do little for those afflicted with this malady. Not until the mid 19th century did physicians and researchers begin to understand the neurological origins of epilepsy. Patsy died during a seizure in 1773. Autograph letters of Martha Washington are scarce. Provenance : Gribbel Sale, Part I, Parke Bernet, 30 October-1 November 1940, lot 788; by descent to the present owner. Partial text published in "Worthy Partner" , J. Fields, ed., pp.131-132.
WASHINGTON, Martha Custis. Autograph letter signed ("Martha Washington") to Mrs Margaret Green 29 September 1760. 1 page, folio (4½ x 7 3/8in), silked, mends to paper losses at edges, catching two letters .
WASHINGTON, Martha Custis. Autograph letter signed ("Martha Washington") to Mrs Margaret Green 29 September 1760. 1 page, folio (4½ x 7 3/8in), silked, mends to paper losses at edges, catching two letters . "MY DEAR LITTLE GIRL IS MUCH BETTER. SHE HAS LOST HER FITTS & FEVOURS BOUT" An anxious mother reports on the improving health of her epileptic daughter, Martha Parke ("Patsy") Custis (1756-1773), after a recent seizure. "I have the pleasure to tell you my dear little girl is much better. She has lost her fitts & fevours bout and seems to be getting well very fast. We carried her out yesterday in the Charriot and the change of air refreshed her very much. I am extremely obliged to you for your kind offer in taking the child, but hope the Ride will be of servis to her as she seems to be quite well. She is taking the Bake. Tomorrow she begins with the bitters. We will doe ourselves the pleasure to call on you wensday morning..." Mrs Green's husband, Charles Green acted as physician as well as clergyman, and the reference to the offer to "[take] the child" suggests the extent to which Patsy's illness required assistance from outside the family. But sadly 18th century medicine could do little for those afflicted with this malady. Not until the mid 19th century did physicians and researchers begin to understand the neurological origins of epilepsy. Patsy died during a seizure in 1773. Autograph letters of Martha Washington are scarce. Provenance : Gribbel Sale, Part I, Parke Bernet, 30 October-1 November 1940, lot 788; by descent to the present owner. Partial text published in "Worthy Partner" , J. Fields, ed., pp.131-132.
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