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Title |
Thomas and Martha Custis Peter Paper |
Date |
1796 to 1848 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Collection |
Thomas and Martha Custis Peter Papers |
Catalog Number |
MS2 |
Scope & Content |
The Thomas and Martha (Custis) Peter Papers represent a highly fragmentary documentary record. The correspondence indicates that Thomas Peter had a great interest in horses and horse racing and was consulted in this capacity. Many citizens asked Martha (Custis) Peter for relics of George Washington. The subject file in the collection that contains material concerning the settlement of the estate of Robert Peter, Jr., indicates the role Thomas Peter played as one of his brother's executors. Thomas Peter's account book and property book provide fragmentary information about the extent of his wealth since they cover a limited period of time; the account book provides a list of the slaves Martha (Custis) Peter received as a dowry from her father's estate. Deeds and plats in the collection reveal the extent of Thomas Peter's land holdings and provide information on the purchase of the Tudor Place property and its disposition upon his death. |
Search Terms |
Finding Aid |
People |
Peter, Robert Jr. Peter, Martha Parke Custis Peter, Thomas Washington, George Williams, Laurence Abert Peter, David Dunlop, James Peter, America Pinckney Clay, Henry Payne, Charles Thornton, William, Dr. Lowndes, Francis |
Subjects |
Wills Correspondence Real property--Maps Land subdivision--Law and legislation Legal correspondence Georgetown England Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Obituaries Washington, DC |