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Cincinnati, Society, order of...

64 splendid order of, presented to Washington by French soldiers
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Washington president-general of the Society of the..
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City Tavern, Philadelphia, Washington entertained at a sumptuous banquet at..
Clarke, maker of Washington's coach..

Clinton, George, Washington's letter to, on Peace...

66 at Washington's inauguration in 1789.

66 at the President's table..

Clothes, military, Washington lays aside his....

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Coffins, marble, remains of Washington and his wife re-entombed in, in 1887.
Coffin of Washington

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Coffin, marble, of Washington, picture of..

Column of July in the Place de Bastile..

Commission as commander-in-chief resigned by Washington in 1788.
Commissioners of Maryland and Virginia, consult Washington in 1785.
Confederation, Articles of, inefficiency of..

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Congress, general, proposed by Dr. Franklin, meets at Philadelphia.

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66 choose Washington commander-in-chief..

Congress, Federal, vote a bronze equestrian statue to Washington in 1783.

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joint resolutions adopted by, on the occasion of the death of Washington.
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Conservatory at Mount Vernon destroyed by fire....

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Continental Congress, Washington a member of the..

Convention, federal, adopt a constitution for the United States.

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Correspondence of Washington, extensive, in 1792..
Cornwallis, Earl, joy caused by surrender of....
Costume and manners of Washington while president...
Craik, Dr. James, attends John Parke Custis

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portrait of......

short biographical sketch of...

Craik, Rev. James, owns the secretary that belonged to Washington

Crayon profile of Washington...

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Crest of Washington engraved upon his family plate..........

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Cunningham, Miss Anna Pamela, regent of Mount Vernon.

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Cushing, wife of Judge, extract from a letter of, describing her visit at Mount Vernon in
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letter of, to Washington, respecting the son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, as a
suitor for the hand of Nelly Custis..

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articles for, ordered from London by Washington

Custis, Martha, daughter of Mrs. Washington, her sickness and death.

Custis, Master and Miss, London orders of Washington for.

Custis, Nelly, a son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton a suitor for the hand of..

massive gold ring presented to Lafayette by, at the tomb of Washington...

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arms of family of...

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portrait of, painted by Peale.

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portrait of wife of, painted by Peale.

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at Mount Vernon...

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death of......

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two children of, adopted by Washington.

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her fortune..

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her iron chest

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Lawrence Lewis a suitor for the hand of...

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interesting anecdote of, told by Mr. Irving..

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and Lawrence Lewis married on Washington's birthday, 1799..

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Daggett, Dr., president of Yale College..

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Dandridge, Mr., private secretary of Washington in 1793.

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Davis, Rev. Thomas, books presented to him by Washington on the occasion of his officiat-
ing at the marriage of Nelly Custis

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Death-bed of Washington, resignation of Mrs. Washington exhibited at....

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why no clergyman was present at....

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Death-chamber of Washington, thoughts suggested to the author by a visit to..
Death of George A. Washington, nephew of the General...

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Death of Washington, system of management, written by the General, completed only four
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health and vigor of Washington only a few days before..........

announced to Congress by Hon. John Marshall of Virginia

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Diary, Washington's, kept in the blank leaves of the Virginia Almanac....

extract from, concerning furniture..

note made in it on the 11th of December, 1799..

Dick, Dr., consulted by Dr. Craik on the occasion of Washington's last illness.
Dinner, at the table of Washington, the artist Robertson's description of....
Dinner, farewell, of Washington, at Philadelphia, in 1797........

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Dinner, Washington sits down to, without changing his damp clothes, December 12, 1799.
Dinwiddie, Governor, sends Washington to Ohio.....

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Dress of Washington at his second inauguration minutely described..

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Dress-sword of Washington, picture of..

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Dry-well at Mount Vernon..

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Duer, President, on the anxiety of citizens to see Washington on his retirement from office, 295
Dunlap, William, paints Washington's portrait..

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Dunmore, unsuccessful attempt of, to desolate Mount Vernon....

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Earl of Buchan, letter of, accompanying the oaken box sent by him to Washington.
Elizabethtown Point, Washington met at, by a committee of Congress..
Elkanah Watson, anecdote of his, respecting his visit at Mount Vernon..
Ellenborough, Lord, nephew of, marries the granddaughter of Mrs. Washington.
Emblazoning on Washington's coach,..

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Eulogy of Washington written on the back of the Pitcher Portrait.

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Eulogy of Washington, written on the back of the Sharpless profile......

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Evans, Mrs. Eliza, daughter of General Anthony Walton White......
Evening a landscape, by Winstanley.....

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Everett, Edward, large sum paid by, into the treasury of the Ladies' Mount Vernon A880-

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Fairfax, Washington a vestryman of the parish of

Family dinner at Washington's house in New York

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Family plate of Washington made over again in New York, and additions made to, in 1789.. 265

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Farewell Address of Washington, prepared by Washington at Mount Vernon

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said by Alison to be unequalled as an uninspired composition...
Farewell dinner of Washington at Philadelphia, in 1797...............

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Federal city, Major L'Enfant employed to make a plan and survey of..

named by the commissioners without Washington's knowledge.
point of land selected by Washington for the

singular historical fact respecting the site of the
Washington meets commissioners to lay out

Federal Convention, Washington president of..

Fencing, Washington takes lessons in, from Van Braam...

Field, an English painter, takes a button from Washington's coat..

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First President of the United States, Washington elected..

Flag, British, captured at Yorktown, presented to Washington, picture of.

Flag Hessian, presented to Washington.

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Flower-garden at Mount Vernon, plants in..

Fort du Quesne taken possession of by Colonel Washington..

France, hostile attitude of, in 1795..

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pacific relations with, on the overthrow of the Directory by Napoleon Bonaparte.. 324
unanimity of military leaders in looking to Washington in the impending war with, 321

Franklin, Dr., to superintend making of statue of Washington..

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Franklin's staff willed to Washington.....

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Fraunces' Tavern, at New York, Washington parted with his officers at.

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French Directory, insolent attitude of, toward the United States..

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French dominion ceases south of Lake Erie, on Washington's taking Fort du Quesne..

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French minister, furniture of, purchased by Washington

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French officers' admiration of Washington's mother..

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Frestel, M., tutor of young Lafayette, favorable mention of, by Washington.

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minute guns fired from schooner of Mr. Robert Hamilton, during.

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Funeral procession of Washington, gentlemen who made the arrangements for............. 341
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Germantown, Washington proposes to call Congress together at, in consequence of the

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ence of yellow fever in Philadelphia.....

family of Washington at, in the summer of 1794..

Giles, Tommy, notice of.

Gist, agent of English Ohio Company, questioned by an Indian.

Glass-ware, first manufactured in the United States..

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Washington's letter to Jefferson respecting.

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Goblets, silver, belonging to Washington..

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Gold medal decreed to Washington by Congress for the recovery of Boston...
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Gorget, silver, worn by Washington, while in the colonial service, history of, by Mr. Quincy 359
Graham, Mrs. Macaulay, modest allusion of Washington to the visit of, in 1785...
Gray's Ferry, Washington's reception at...

Greene, General, Washington dines with the widow of, in 1791.

Greene, Rev. Ashbel, particular description by, of Washington's habits at table.
Greenway Court.

Greenwood, Isaac I., owner of Washington's pistols

Gunston Hall, the seat of George Mason...

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Hale, Sir Matthew, his "Contemplations Moral and Divine," read by Washington's mother, 31
Hallam, Lewis, at the head of a company of players....
Hamilton, Alexander, letter of, to Washington, on peace..

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proposes a convention of states to amend the Articles of Confederation..
urges Washington to accept office a second term...

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appointed first major-general of the Provisional Army.
Hamilton, Mr. Robert, fires minute guns from his schooner during the funeral of Washington 341
Harpsichord presented to Nelly Custis by Washington..........

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Harrison, Benjamin, goes with Washington to the Congress in 1775....

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governor of Virginia, letter of, respecting the statue of Washington.
Hay, Colonel Samuel, pistols presented to, by Washington..

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Hopkinson, Francis, portrait of, painted by Pine..

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letter of Washington to, in relation to his sitting to Pine for his portrait...
Hospitalities, Washington's, reasons for declining, on his Southern tour in 1791
Houdon, the sculptor, engaged to make a statue of Washington

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Houdon's bust of Washington, picture of 163-the Original mask.

Hounds, French, presented to Washington by Lafayette...

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Humphreys, Colonel, accompanies Washington to Mount Vernon in 1781.

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