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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... possession of that estate was to pass , this year , from the Washington family forever , it ap- peared to be an appropriate time for the preparation of such a memorial , and I undertook it . The following pages are the result . To make ...
... possession of that estate was to pass , this year , from the Washington family forever , it ap- peared to be an appropriate time for the preparation of such a memorial , and I undertook it . The following pages are the result . To make ...
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... possession of the Washington family , was the engraved book - plate of the il- lustrious proprietor , which displayed , as usual , the name and armorial bearings of the owner . The lan- guage of heraldry learnedly describes the family ...
... possession of the Washington family , was the engraved book - plate of the il- lustrious proprietor , which displayed , as usual , the name and armorial bearings of the owner . The lan- guage of heraldry learnedly describes the family ...
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... possessed of much wealth . They brought with them no family plate as evidences of it ; for the heiress of the family had given her hand and fortune to an English baronet , the master of the fine estate of Studley Royal , where now the ...
... possessed of much wealth . They brought with them no family plate as evidences of it ; for the heiress of the family had given her hand and fortune to an English baronet , the master of the fine estate of Studley Royal , where now the ...
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... Westmoreland , where stood a modest mansion , surrounded by the holly and more stately trees of the forest , in which lived Mary , the mother of the great Washington . In the possession of an old Virginian family may be 18 MOUNT VERNON.
... Westmoreland , where stood a modest mansion , surrounded by the holly and more stately trees of the forest , in which lived Mary , the mother of the great Washington . In the possession of an old Virginian family may be 18 MOUNT VERNON.
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Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. In the possession of an old Virginian family may be seen a picture , in which is represented a rampant lion holding a globe in his paw , a helmet and shield , a vizor strong ...
Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. In the possession of an old Virginian family may be seen a picture , in which is represented a rampant lion holding a globe in his paw , a helmet and shield , a vizor strong ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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