A letter from 1760 brings Martha Washington’s young stepdaughter Patsy into focus, not as a footnote but as a child whose health mattered deeply to her family. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-surviving-letter-from-martha-washington-sheds-light-on-her-young-daughters-struggle-with-epilepsy-180989858/By Anaïs Moreau, Nov 11, 2026. 7 likes, 0 comments.