Mary King Longfellow as Nelly Custis, Cambridge, ca. 1879
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Mary King Longfellow probably dressed as Martha Washington’s niece to celebrate the Centennial of the United States in 1876.
The cousins frequently held costume parties based on a variety of themes.
The Wadsworths and the Longfellows greatly admired George Washington.
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