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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... seat not far from Mount Vernon , called Belvoir , was a man of distinction , having served as an 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 ...
... seat not far from Mount Vernon , called Belvoir , was a man of distinction , having served as an 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 ...
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... seat of government , where , having dispatched his public business , he retraced his steps , and , at the White House , a marriage engagement took place . " That " charming widow " was Martha Custis , daughter of John Dandridge , whose ...
... seat of government , where , having dispatched his public business , he retraced his steps , and , at the White House , a marriage engagement took place . " That " charming widow " was Martha Custis , daughter of John Dandridge , whose ...
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... seat at Arlington , on the Potomac , opposite Washington City . " And much , " continues the writer we have quoted , " hath the biographer heard of that marriage of domestics who waited at the board where love made the feast and the ...
... seat at Arlington , on the Potomac , opposite Washington City . " And much , " continues the writer we have quoted , " hath the biographer heard of that marriage of domestics who waited at the board where love made the feast and the ...
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... seat with an agreeable partner for life , and I hope to find more happiness in retire- ment than I ever experienced in the wide and bustling world . " He was then seven - and - twenty years of age , and over six feet two inches in ...
... seat with an agreeable partner for life , and I hope to find more happiness in retire- ment than I ever experienced in the wide and bustling world . " He was then seven - and - twenty years of age , and over six feet two inches in ...
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... seat , large plated stirrups , and everything complete . Double - reined bridle and Pel- ham Bit , plated . A very neat and fashionable Newmarket Saddle - Cloth . A large and best Portmanteau , Saddle , Bridle and Pillion . Cloak - Bag ...
... seat , large plated stirrups , and everything complete . Double - reined bridle and Pel- ham Bit , plated . A very neat and fashionable Newmarket Saddle - Cloth . A large and best Portmanteau , Saddle , Bridle and Pillion . Cloak - Bag ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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