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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... and abun- dance . George was the eldest of his mother's six children , and only his infant years were passed under the roof. DUTCH TILE . - HALF THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL . RESIDENCE OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY . 20 MOUNT VERNON.
... and abun- dance . George was the eldest of his mother's six children , and only his infant years were passed under the roof. DUTCH TILE . - HALF THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL . RESIDENCE OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY . 20 MOUNT VERNON.
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... passed under the roof where he first saw the light ; for fire destroyed the house , and his father removed to an estate in Stafford county , near Fredericksburg , and dwelt in an equally plain mansion , pleasantly seated near the north ...
... passed under the roof where he first saw the light ; for fire destroyed the house , and his father removed to an estate in Stafford county , near Fredericksburg , and dwelt in an equally plain mansion , pleasantly seated near the north ...
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... passed from the mind of Lawrence , and , taking possession of his Hunting Creek estate , he erected a plain , substantial mansion upon the highest eminence along the Potomac front of his domain , and named the spot MOUNT VERNON , in ...
... passed from the mind of Lawrence , and , taking possession of his Hunting Creek estate , he erected a plain , substantial mansion upon the highest eminence along the Potomac front of his domain , and named the spot MOUNT VERNON , in ...
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... passed away , but the pencil has preserved its features , and now , at the distance of time of more than a hundred years , we may look upon the portrait of WASHINGTON'S FIRST HEAD - QUARTERS . It is not our purpose to trace the events ...
... passed away , but the pencil has preserved its features , and now , at the distance of time of more than a hundred years , we may look upon the portrait of WASHINGTON'S FIRST HEAD - QUARTERS . It is not our purpose to trace the events ...
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... passing by one of the old castles of the Dominion without calling and partaking of the hospitalities of the host was entirely out of the question . " The colonel , however , did not surrender at discretion , but stoutly maintained his ...
... passing by one of the old castles of the Dominion without calling and partaking of the hospitalities of the host was entirely out of the question . " The colonel , however , did not surrender at discretion , but stoutly maintained his ...
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