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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... chief , three mullets of the second . Crest , a raven , with wings , indorsed proper , issuing out of a ducal coronet , or . " All this may be in- interpreted , a white or silver shield , with two red bars across it , and above them ...
... chief , three mullets of the second . Crest , a raven , with wings , indorsed proper , issuing out of a ducal coronet , or . " All this may be in- interpreted , a white or silver shield , with two red bars across it , and above them ...
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... chief of England's navy in the West Indies , had lately chastised the Spaniards for their depredations upon British commerce , by capturing Porto Bello , on the isthmus of Darien . The Spaniards prepared to strike an avenging blow , and ...
... chief of England's navy in the West Indies , had lately chastised the Spaniards for their depredations upon British commerce , by capturing Porto Bello , on the isthmus of Darien . The Spaniards prepared to strike an avenging blow , and ...
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... chief of the British forces , until the close of the campaign of 1758 , when the French and their dusky allies were driven from the forks of the Ohio , Washington was almost continually in the public service , and spent but little time ...
... chief of the British forces , until the close of the campaign of 1758 , when the French and their dusky allies were driven from the forks of the Ohio , Washington was almost continually in the public service , and spent but little time ...
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... chief , was crossing William's Ferry over the Pamunkey River , a branch of the York River . On the boat touching the southern or New Kent side , the soldier's progress was arrested by one of those personages who give the bean ideal of ...
... chief , was crossing William's Ferry over the Pamunkey River , a branch of the York River . On the boat touching the southern or New Kent side , the soldier's progress was arrested by one of those personages who give the bean ideal of ...
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... chief's delay . Twas strange , ' twas passing strange - surely he was not wont to be a single moment behind his appointments , for he was the most punctual of all punctual men . ' Meantime , the host enjoyed the scene of the veteran on ...
... chief's delay . Twas strange , ' twas passing strange - surely he was not wont to be a single moment behind his appointments , for he was the most punctual of all punctual men . ' Meantime , the host enjoyed the scene of the veteran on ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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