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Daniel Parke Custis invoice and receipt(1750 June 19)

  • MS 2012.15
  • 1 item

Invoice and receipt issued to Daniel Parke Custis for calico and silk gowns and a suit of clothes. The receipt states that William Shields Vaughan received payment for Elizabeth Vaughn. Custis married Martha Dandridge on 15 May 1750. It is highly probable the gowns were made for Martha. William Shields Vaughan was likely the son of the seamstress Elizabeth Vaughan.