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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... 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.
... 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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... death - warrant of a soldier executed at Morristown , in 1780. Below it is an engraving of the face of his seal - ring , which also bears his arms and motto ; and also of two watch - seals which he wore together in early life . Upon ...
... death - warrant of a soldier executed at Morristown , in 1780. Below it is an engraving of the face of his seal - ring , which also bears his arms and motto ; and also of two watch - seals which he wore together in early life . Upon ...
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... of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until Washington's death , and is probably in possession of some member of the family . The only speci men of the medal I have ever seen is in AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 27.
... of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until Washington's death , and is probably in possession of some member of the family . The only speci men of the medal I have ever seen is in AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 27.
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... , substantial mansion upon the highest eminence along the Potomac front of his domain , and named the spot MOUNT VERNON , in honor of the gallant admiral . In that mansion Lawrence resided until his death , and. 28 MOUNT VERNON.
... , substantial mansion upon the highest eminence along the Potomac front of his domain , and named the spot MOUNT VERNON , in honor of the gallant admiral . In that mansion Lawrence resided until his death , and. 28 MOUNT VERNON.
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... death , and but little change was made in its appearance from the time when it came into the possession of his brother George by inheri- tance , until the close of the Old War for Independence . It has been described as a house of the ...
... death , and but little change was made in its appearance from the time when it came into the possession of his brother George by inheri- tance , until the close of the Old War for Independence . It has been described as a house of the ...
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