If you don't have a front-loading washing machine, go to the laundromat. Down comforters become heavy and bulky with water and can damage the balance of top-loading washing machines. Comforters can also become tangled and rip in washing machines that are too small.
Martha Washington died with a high fever of 105.3 and heart failure. She died at age 70, on May 22, 1802. She was depressed after George died and more of less wasted away.
Martha Washington and her youngest grandchildren, Nelly and Washy, set off from Mount Vernon on May 16 th, accompanied by George Washingtonâs nephew, Robert Lewis, and arrive in New York on the 28th. They leave Mount Vernon in the care of George Augustine and Fanny Bassett Washington.