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華盛頓位於維吉尼亞州的莊園
弗農山莊(Mount
Vernon)
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喬治華盛頓的丈夫身份
瑪莎成長於維吉尼亞州的威廉斯堡 (Williamsburg) ，她曾上過縫紉、家務、烹飪、舞蹈及音樂課。另外，她也請家教來教導她如何閱讀及寫字。瑪莎喜歡她的個人生活，也很享受與家人一起在弗農山莊。
即使無法陪伴在遠方的丈夫，她仍表示「無論面對什麼情況，我都要保有愉快及高興的心情，因為我已經自經驗中學到，大部分的快樂及痛苦取決於自己，而非取決於我們週遭的環境」。
喬治華盛頓也很喜愛待在弗農山莊並極為享受務農生活，他曾寫道：「這是光榮且有趣的一件事，如判斷正確，也是有利可圖的。」他相信弗農山莊是美國境內最棒的農場。在他後來的一生中，每當他想到自己是這片土地上的第一位農夫，他就感到十分的驕傲。
As a young woman growing up in Williamsburg Virginia, Martha Dandridge had lessons in sewing, housekeeping, cooking, dancing, and music. She also had private tutors to teach her how to read and write. Martha liked her private life and enjoyed being at Mount Vernon with her family.
Even when she couldn't be there or when her husband was away, she was, "... still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."
George Washington, too, loved being at Mount Vernon. He enjoyed farming and wrote that "it is honorable, it is amusing, and, with superior judgment, it is profitable." He believed Mount Vernon was the best estate in America for farming. Later in his life, he took great pride in being thought of as the first farmer of the land.
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