Mount Vernon and Its Associations: Historical, Biographical, and PictorialW.A. Townsend, 1859 - 376 Seiten This book offers a more personal glimpse at the life of George Washington, as portrayed through the narrative of his home at Mount Vernon. Important house pieces, locations, and so forth are also discussed in their historical importance, and also meaning in the life of Washington. |
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... English Coach 232 101. Emblazon ng on Washington's Coach . 233 102. Picture of a Panel on Washington's Coach . 234 103. Cincinnati China . 240 104. Mrs. Washington's China . 241 105. China Butter - bowl and Dish .. 242 106. Wine ...
... English Coach 232 101. Emblazon ng on Washington's Coach . 233 102. Picture of a Panel on Washington's Coach . 234 103. Cincinnati China . 240 104. Mrs. Washington's China . 241 105. China Butter - bowl and Dish .. 242 106. Wine ...
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... was at his buriall under a Figtree behind my Lord of Bristol's house . A little before his death one Bal- lard , an English Priest , went to tamper with him , and Sir Edmund Varney meeting him coming down the stairs out of 14 MOUNT VERNON.
... was at his buriall under a Figtree behind my Lord of Bristol's house . A little before his death one Bal- lard , an English Priest , went to tamper with him , and Sir Edmund Varney meeting him coming down the stairs out of 14 MOUNT VERNON.
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... English baronet , the master of the fine estate of Studley Royal , where now the eldest son of the late Earl of Ripon resides . It is believed that there is only one relic of the old Washington family in this country , and that is a ...
... English baronet , the master of the fine estate of Studley Royal , where now the eldest son of the late Earl of Ripon resides . It is believed that there is only one relic of the old Washington family in this country , and that is a ...
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... English social life , in its best phases , and this had a marked influence upon his future character . There were other influences there which made a deep im- pression upon the mind of the thoughtful boy . Sometimes the companions - in ...
... English social life , in its best phases , and this had a marked influence upon his future character . There were other influences there which made a deep im- pression upon the mind of the thoughtful boy . Sometimes the companions - in ...
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... English ; and their colonists , seated a little way apart in the New World , cherished this sentiment of utter dislike . It was intensified by jealousy ; for they were competitors for a prize no less than that of supreme dominion in ...
... English ; and their colonists , seated a little way apart in the New World , cherished this sentiment of utter dislike . It was intensified by jealousy ; for they were competitors for a prize no less than that of supreme dominion in ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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