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玛莎．华盛顿 (Martha
Washington) 于1802年5月22日去世
华盛顿把他的妻子和新收养的继子们玛莎 (佩西) 与约翰．帕克 (杰克) ，带到他在维吉尼亚弗农山庄的家里，那是位在华盛顿特区南边15英里处。在那里，这对夫妇开心的扶养他们的小孩，并且尽情享受维吉尼亚的生活。在1768年至1775年之间，华盛顿一家人招待过超过2千位客人，有些客人还特地多留几天作客。当她的丈夫成为美国总统之后，取悦他人变成玛莎．华盛顿最主要的责任之一。为了和欧洲各国政府举办派对的规模相比较，玛莎在纽约和美国暂时的首都--费城，举办了许多盛大的派对。这对第一夫人来说，真的是让她精疲力尽了。
Washington moved his new wife and newly-adopted stepchildren, Martha ("Patsy") and John Parke ("Jacky"), to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, about 15 miles south of Washington, D.C. There the couple delighted in raising their children and entertaining Virginia society. Between 1768 and 1775, the Washingtons hosted more than 2,000 guests, some staying for extended periods. After her husband became president, entertaining became even more important in Martha Washington's life. She hosted lavish parties in New York and Philadelphia, the temporary U.S. capitals, to match those given by the established governments of Europe. This was a bit exhausting for the first lady.
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