![]() ![]() Exactly when George Washington inscribed her name on this book is not known, but may be assumed to be around that time. Martha Washington ordered this book from the Custis' London agent Robert Cary in late 1758, specifying that he "not let it be known it is intended for Exportation." 2 It arrived at Mount Vernon shortly after her marriage to George Washington in January, 1759. ![]() 1 The songs are mostly about love and of a pastoral nature, reflecting the idealized tastes of the English elite around the middle of the 18th century. The Mount Vernon copy, inscribed "Martha Washington 1759" on the title page in George Washington's handwriting, includes two sections, or parts, each with a first line index, bound together into a single volume. The Bull-Finch is a songster, that is, a bound collection of lyrics to songs without musical notation of their melodies. ![]()
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