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.
Video Description: Watch Martha Washington, wife of President George Washington, talk about her children, her grandchildren and their fashion and food choices. Video Transcript: Narrator: In this episode, we visit Martha Washington at Mount Vernon Estate. Sheâs was the first First Lady and she tells us about her grandchildren and what life was like in 1798.