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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... hundred years and more we may look , and find the name of Washington presented with " honorable mention " in several counties in England , on the records of the field , the church , and the state . They were generally first - class ...
... hundred years and more we may look , and find the name of Washington presented with " honorable mention " in several counties in England , on the records of the field , the church , and the state . They were generally first - class ...
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... hundred years before ; or when royal governors held vice - regal courts at Williamsburg , the capital of the Commonwealth twenty years after repub- lican Bacon's torch had laid old Jamestown in ashes . Espe- cially do they send the ...
... hundred years before ; or when royal governors held vice - regal courts at Williamsburg , the capital of the Commonwealth twenty years after repub- lican Bacon's torch had laid old Jamestown in ashes . Espe- cially do they send the ...
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... . Beverly Whiting and Captain Christopher Brooks , godfathers , and Mrs. Mildred Gregory godmother . " Almost three hundred years ago Pope Gregory the Thir teenth ordained that ten days should be added to the AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 19.
... . Beverly Whiting and Captain Christopher Brooks , godfathers , and Mrs. Mildred Gregory godmother . " Almost three hundred years ago Pope Gregory the Thir teenth ordained that ten days should be added to the AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 19.
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... , George Washington . The poetical effusion was , I have heard , written by a Mr. Howard , a gentleman who used to visit at the house of Mr. Washington . " noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching for miles 24 MOUNT VERNON.
... , George Washington . The poetical effusion was , I have heard , written by a Mr. Howard , a gentleman who used to visit at the house of Mr. Washington . " noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching for miles 24 MOUNT VERNON.
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Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching for miles along the Potomac , and bordering the estates of the Fairfaxes , Masons , and other distinguished families . LAWRENCE ...
Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching for miles along the Potomac , and bordering the estates of the Fairfaxes , Masons , and other distinguished families . LAWRENCE ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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