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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... remained in the 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 ...
... remained in the 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 ...
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... remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the French and Indian war , and as a stanch loyalist throughout the struggles of the Americans for independence , until the news came one day ...
... remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the French and Indian war , and as a stanch loyalist throughout the struggles of the Americans for independence , until the news came one day ...
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... remained with West , and in 1769 , Charles Willson Peale , the young artist referred to , returned to his native country and set up his easel as a portrait painter at Annapolis and Baltimore with wonderful success . The fame of the ...
... remained with West , and in 1769 , Charles Willson Peale , the young artist referred to , returned to his native country and set up his easel as a portrait painter at Annapolis and Baltimore with wonderful success . The fame of the ...
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... remained in posses- sion of the artist and his family until the Peale gallery , in Philadelphia , was sold a few years ago , when it was purchased by Charles S. Ogden , Esq . , in whose possession it now rests . May 30.1772 . of Mr ...
... remained in posses- sion of the artist and his family until the Peale gallery , in Philadelphia , was sold a few years ago , when it was purchased by Charles S. Ogden , Esq . , in whose possession it now rests . May 30.1772 . of Mr ...
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... remained for some time at Mount Vernon , in seclusion , to con- sole his afflicted wife , instead of taking the contemplated journey with the governor . And now the flames of the Revolution were rapidly kind- ling all over the land ...
... remained for some time at Mount Vernon , in seclusion , to con- sole his afflicted wife , instead of taking the contemplated journey with the governor . And now the flames of the Revolution were rapidly kind- ling all over the land ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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