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June 3rd, 2011 at 10:29 am
I agree that the portraits we have today (like the general too) don’t do justice to the marvelous Mrs. Washington. I especially love the portrait of her on the cover of Patricia Brady’s biography. She was a fine lady with incredible character who was a true friend to the general.