“When I was much younger, I should probably have enjoyed the innocent gayeties of life, as much as most of my age.”
More from Martha Washington
“A dependence is, I think, a wretched state and you have enough if you will manage it…”
“Look upon this advice in the friendly way it is meant, as I wish you to be a independent…”
“There are few people who can manage more than their own business.”
“The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be…”