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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... Officers ... 104 .. 107 109 114 119 121 122 124 125 1 126 129 130 61. Cincinnati Society - Member's Certificate .. 131 62. Western Front of Mount Vernon in 1858 .. 137 63. Section of shaded Carriage - way . 140 64. General plan of the ...
... Officers ... 104 .. 107 109 114 119 121 122 124 125 1 126 129 130 61. Cincinnati Society - Member's Certificate .. 131 62. Western Front of Mount Vernon in 1858 .. 137 63. Section of shaded Carriage - way . 140 64. General plan of the ...
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... Went- worth . That officer and Admiral Vernon commanded a joint expedition against Carthagena , in South America , which re- sulted in disaster . According to the best authorities not. 26 MOUNT VERNON ADMIRAL VERNON. ...
... Went- worth . That officer and Admiral Vernon commanded a joint expedition against Carthagena , in South America , which re- sulted in disaster . According to the best authorities not. 26 MOUNT VERNON ADMIRAL VERNON. ...
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... officers . For several years he kept up a correspondence with the former , and received from him a copy of a medal struck in commemoration of the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until ...
... officers . For several years he kept up a correspondence with the former , and received from him a copy of a medal struck in commemoration of the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until ...
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... officer of the British army in the East and West Indies , and officiated as governor of New Provi- dence , one of the Bermudas . He now managed an immense landed estate belonging to his cousin , Lord Fairfax , a tall , gaunt , rawboned ...
... officer of the British army in the East and West Indies , and officiated as governor of New Provi- dence , one of the Bermudas . He now managed an immense landed estate belonging to his cousin , Lord Fairfax , a tall , gaunt , rawboned ...
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... officers from some naval vessel that came into the Potomac , would be guests at Mount Vernon , and perils by field and flood would be related . In these narratives Sir William Fairfax often joined , and related his experience in the far ...
... officers from some naval vessel that came into the Potomac , would be guests at Mount Vernon , and perils by field and flood would be related . In these narratives Sir William Fairfax often joined , and related his experience in the far ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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