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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... land . When Lawrence was fairly settled , with his bride , in this new and pleasant home , little George was a frequent and much - petted visitor at Mount Vernon . His half - brother loved him tenderly , and after their father's death ...
... land . When Lawrence was fairly settled , with his bride , in this new and pleasant home , little George was a frequent and much - petted visitor at Mount Vernon . His half - brother loved him tenderly , and after their father's death ...
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... land , call it Greenway Court , and live , a solitary lord over a vast domain . But the mansion was never built , and in that lodge ( which remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the ...
... land , call it Greenway Court , and live , a solitary lord over a vast domain . But the mansion was never built , and in that lodge ( which remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the ...
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... land and three or four slaves , if he be industrious , may live more comfort- ably , and leave his family in better bread , than such a master of a ship can . * He must not be too hasty to be rich , but go on gently and with patience ...
... land and three or four slaves , if he be industrious , may live more comfort- ably , and leave his family in better bread , than such a master of a ship can . * He must not be too hasty to be rich , but go on gently and with patience ...
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... land , and before the close of July he was laid in the grave , at the early age of thirty - four years , leaving a wife and infant child . And now George Washington , a noble youth of twenty , his fine manly face a little scarred by the ...
... land , and before the close of July he was laid in the grave , at the early age of thirty - four years , leaving a wife and infant child . And now George Washington , a noble youth of twenty , his fine manly face a little scarred by the ...
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... It was a significant question , asked by a messenger sent by sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - - all on one side of the river , the French 38 MOUNT VERNON.
... It was a significant question , asked by a messenger sent by sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - - all on one side of the river , the French 38 MOUNT VERNON.
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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