Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Good evening. My name is kevin butterfield. Im the executive director of the washington lib good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is kevin butterfield. Im the executive director of the washington library. Its my great pleasure to welcome you here today on behalf of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association to our annual Martha Washington. Lecture this was created to share scholarship and insights into the life and times of marshall washington. It was made possible through a generous grant from the foundation of richmond virginia. Today its Exciting Program celebrates the publication of an important book. The papers awash Martha Washington. One many years in the making. It is actually part and related to a much bigger project, the papers of George Washington with the project began with the ambitious aim of publishing all of George Washingtons account but has since expanded to include other members of his family. Allowing us to know so much more about t