to eradicate his own frustrations with poorly fitted garments, he turned to william carlin. he brought toys that needed mending, breaches and seats that needed altering, which washington standing as his own model. carlin could widen the breath of coats.-- breadth of one day altering clothing to eches, so onc and so on. you will have to keep looking at washington. was at the topon of alexandria's social ladder, so he did warn -- he warned his friends not to conceive that fine clothes make fine men. we have already seen that washington turned to carlin to otherhe mistake of tailors. washington ordered a variety of garments from carlin's hands including coats, waistcoats, leggings, and more formal attire. are the most common garment carlin made for washington. washington may have given up on charles lawrence's ability to accurately judge the height and br eadth of his client for making satisfactory breeches. washington wrote i think you have sent my clothes too short and too tight. i am full six feet high. i love how he blames it on everybody else. no, i am not gaining weight at

william makes another appearance in the account in june of 1771. carlin charges washington for making coat and breaches. made a waistcoat and breaches. frank was william's younger brother, who came to these in 1768. frank served the household as a butler and was furnished with washington's signature red and white deliveries. men by the name of nat. this could have been a groom or artisan on the property. carlin charged washington for altering a pair of leather breaches. he also was a likely recipient of two jackets and waistcoats carlin constructed in 1771, evidenced by carlin's charge. call ends account with washington is really one of many accounts that can tell us much about the material life of alexandria's enslaved population. i have more, if you want more. we have explored the when, the where and who, but let's get back to the clothing it felt. what does it all mean? for much of the 18th century, colonists were striving to emulate british style. he thought of ourselves as british subjects. used the same textiles and cut that were prevalent across th

examining the account book of william carlin, who is active and 1780 two. gruber argues men's clothing was important and reflected meaningful moments in citizens lives. emergingence -- revolutionary blog and -- kos hosted -- cohosted this event. >> we saved the best for last. through our symposium i find it prudent to cover a talk that is close here to alexandria. sharing a bachelors in arts and and an maeservation in early american history from the college of william and mary. she has can treated to the developing of permanence galleries at the new revolutionary war museum in yorktown. curatorl exhibition