{
  "id": 19503280,
  "title": "A Rare Surviving Letter From Martha Washington Sheds Light on Her Young Daughter's Struggle With Epilepsy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/a-rare-surviving-letter-from-martha-washington-sheds-light-on-her",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T13:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-surviving-letter-from-martha-washington-sheds-light-on-her-young-daughters-struggle-with-epilepsy-180989858/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Recently obtained by the Library of Congress, the 1760 letter offers positive news about the health of four-year-old Martha Parke Custis, known as Patsy, the stepdaughter of George Washington",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}