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Jackson, Major, accompanies Washington to Mount Vernon and on his Southern tour, in 1791, 267
Jane and Mary Washington, autographs of..

Jay, John, letter of Washington to, in 1786..

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anxiety of Washington respecting the treaty made by......

Jay, Rev. William, impromptu lines of, on seeing a picture of Mount Vernon..
Jefferson, Thomas, letter of, respecting Houdon

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Key of the Bastile, letter of Washington to Lafayette respecting the..
Kitchen and dancing-hall erected by Mr. Custis at Arlington Spring.
Knox, General, Washington's letter to, respecting his going into office..
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letter of Washington to, two days before his retirement to private life
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Ladies' Mount Vernon Association the present owners of Mount Vernon
Lafayette, Marquis de, visit of, at Mount Vernon in 1784..

Washington's intuitive perception of his character on his first arrival
letter of, to Washington at New York..

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sends key of Bastile to Thomas Paine, to be sent by him to Washington
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ceremony at the presentation of the bust of, to the city of Paris.

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reasons of state govern Washington's manner of receiving, on his arrival from France, 303
letter of Edward Livingston to..

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"Lament of Washington," poem from the pen of Attorney-General Bradford, respecting the

Langdon, John, president of the United States senate pro tempore..

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Lantern, ancient iron, eighty years at Mount Vernon, now at Arlington House.
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Last illness of Washington, detailed account of..

Last words of Washington....

Lawrence Washington, goes to Barbadoes for his health.

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letters of Washington to, relating to his house and furniture in Philadelphia...250, 253
residing in the family of Washington at the time of his last illness..
Lee, General Charles, at Mount Vernon..

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Lee, Richard Henry, letter of, to Washington, when a child...............

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the first to congratulate Washington after his taking the oath of office...
his opinion of The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine....

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letter of Washington to, respecting a newly-invented threshing-machine..
invited to pronounce an oration on the occasion of Washington's funeral.
anecdote of, showing his familiarity with Washington..

Lee, Mrs. Robert E., the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Washington
Lemon-tree at Mount Vernon

L'Enfant Major, employed to furnish a plan and survey of the federal city.
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Lepine, watches made by, purchased by Washington..

Levees, Washington's...

Lewis, George, inherits a sword from Washington....

Lewis, Lawrence, a suitor for the hand of Nelly Custis...

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and Nelly Custis married on Washington's birthday, 1799...

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Lewis, Major, re-entombs remains of Washington and his wife in marble sarcophagi, in 1887, 354
Lewis, Robert, instructed by Washington in the management of his estate..
Lexington, effects of the news of the battle of, at Mount Vernon.....

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Liquor-chest that belonged to Washington, remaining at Mount Vernon in 1857..

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Livermore, Mr. George, his account of a silver gorget, a relic of Washington's earlier life.... 358
Livingston, Chancellor, administers the oath of office to Washington in 1789..
Livingston, Edward, letter of, to George Washington Lafayette.....
Livingston, Governor, entertains Mrs. Washington..

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letter of, to Washington, communicating the news of the conclusion of peace, in 1783, 130
London Chronicle, sketch of Washington in...

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McHenry, Mr. letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, after his retirement..

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anxiety of Washington expressed to, that his affairs might be found in order after
his death

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McKean, Sally, becomes the wife of the Marquis d'Yrugo..

McPherson's Blues, six survivors of, in 1859..

Madison, James, writes an inscription for the statue of Washington...

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at Mount Vernon with Houdon, the French sculptor..
Mansion near the Potomac, the home of the Washington family.
Mansion, the presidential, at Philadelphia, picture of..
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Marriages of foreign envoys with American women, numerous...

Marshall, Hon. John, announces the death of Washington to Congress...

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Mason, George, Washington's neighbor and friend...

Masonic apron presented to Washington by Madame Lafayette...

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Massey, Rev. Lee, minister of Pohick Church..

Maurepas, Count, remark of, in relation to Lafayette...

Meade, Bishop, notice of Mason L. Weems, by.............

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Mercer, Dr. Hugh, at Mount Vernon..

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Mifflin, Governor, meets Washington on the frontiers of Pennsylvania..
Military clothes of Washington, picture of..

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Miniature of Washington, by Mrs. Sharpless

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Miniature portrait of Mrs. Washington, painted by Robertsor in 1792..

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Mirror of Washington still at Mount Vernon

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picture of.......

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Monuments of several members of the Washington family on the east side of the tomb of
the General..

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"Morning" and "Evening"-landscapes painted for Washington, by Winstanley, now at
Arlington House.

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Morris, George P., his ode on Washington's sword and Franklin's staff.

Morris, Gouverneur, stands to Houdon for the figure of Washington..
sends wine-coolers to Washington....

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Morris, Mrs., accompanies Mrs. Washington to New York..........
Morris, Robert, builds a studio for Pine the portrait painter..............

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house of, in Philadelphia, rented for Washington's residence...
Morris, Roger, marries Mary Phillipse.

proscribed, as an "enemy to his country".

Mortar, bronze, that belonged to Cimon Washington in 1664, picture of.
Mossom, Rev. David, unites Washington and Mrs. Custis in marriage..
Mother of Washington, visited by him for the last time.......
Motier, a family name of Lafayette, assumed by his son in 1795.
Motto of the Washington family..

Mount Vernon, the mansion at, built by Lawrence Washington.

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mansion and other buildings at, found by the General much in want of repair, after
his eight years' absence..

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hospitalities at, continued after the death of the General.

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passes into the possession of Bushrod Washington, nephew of the General, on the
death of Mrs. Washington...

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the work of renovation and restoration commenced at..............
moral associations connected with the name.

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Moustier, Count de, French minister, at Mount Vernon...

Mural candelabra, used in Washington's dining-room at Philadelphia, picture of.

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Necker, M., dismissed from his post as minister of finance, in France.
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inscriptions on bust of, presented to Washington...
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Newport, Rhode Island, Washington makes a voyage to, for the benefit of his health.
North, Lord, cumotions of, on hearing of the defeat of Cornwallis....

Oath of office administered to Washington in 1798, by Judge Cushing...
Occoquan Falls, mills at, destroyed by Lord Dunmore..

Ode to Washington sung at Trenton....

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Ogden, Charles S., original study of Peale's first portrait of Washington, in possession of.... 97
Olmutz, dungeon at, the prison of Lafayette for three years....
Oration pronounced by General Henry Lee, on the occasion of the funeral of Washington.. 346
Otis, Mr., holds the Bible at Washington's inauguration.............

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Packsaddle used by Washington on his expedition to the Ohio country in 1758, picture of... 53
Paine, Thomas, letter of to Washington respecting the key of the Bastile.

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letter of to Washington respecting the success of " The Rights of Man,"
Washington shamefully abused by, in a published letter..
Patrick Henry's opinion of Washington...

Patrick Henry, Washington heard the burning words of, in the Virginia Assembly.
Peace, desire for in England....

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fac-simile of his receipt for ten guineas for painting miniature of Mrs. Washington, 97
ordered by Gov. Harrison to paint a portrait of Washington to make a statue from, 175
emblematic paintings by, on the occasion of Washington's retirement from office..296
Peale, Rembrandt, his history of the Pitcher Portrait and the eulogy on the back of it..
Pendleton, Edmund, at Mount Vernon on his way to the first Congress
Peters, Judge, meets Washington on the frontiers of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia the federal city for ten years..

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Pinckney, Gov. Charles Cotesworth, receives Washington at the wharf in Charleston, in 1791, 269

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Presidential mansion at Philadelphia, picture of..

Profile portrait of Washington..

Profile portrait of Mrs. Washington..

Protestant Episcopal Church, burial service of Washington according to the ritual of.
Provisional Army, Washington appointed commander-in-chief of, in view of the impending
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Randolph, Peyton, chosen president of first Congress..

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Ranney, letter of Washington to, in relation to his sending flag-stones, &c., from England... 153
Rawlins, Mr., one of Washington's overseers, sent for to bleed Washington in his last illness, 332
Reading of Washington at his second inauguration.

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Receptions of Mrs. Washington.......

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Receptions of Washington at New York and at Philadelphia......................
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington, interesting correspondence of Wash-
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Remains of Washington, account of the re-entombment of, in 1837.
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Rush, the late venerable Richard, incident related by, illustrating the feelings of Washington
toward Lafayette in misfortune..

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Sago palm at Mount Vernon..

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St. John's Lodge, in New York, in possession of the Bible used at Washington's inauguration, 217
Sarcophagi of Washington and his wife, description of......................
Seal, impression of Washington's, attached to a death-warrant.
Seal, impression of Washington's last watch, picture of......
Seal-ring, picture of Washington's..

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Seals, Washington's watch, lost on Braddock's field and in Virginia, and afterward found.... 31
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Secretary, Washington's, willed to Dr. Craik.....

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Sharpless, James, his profile portraits of Washington and Mrs. Washington said to be the best
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Sharpless, Mrs., beautiful miniature of Washington by.
Shield, silver, on Washington's coffin, picture of...

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Sideboard, black walnut, that belonged to Lawrence Washington, now at Arlington House. 316
Silver candlestick, Washington's, picture of...

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Silver inkstand of Washington, description of..

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Sotomayer, Duke of, a native of Philadelphia....
Southern States, tour of Washington through, in 1791

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Spaniards, depredations of, on British commerce in the West Indies.
Spy-glass, Washington's anecdote in connection with.....

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