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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... sent to me a few years ago , by a son of Richard Henry Lee ( who then possessed the originals ) , and are as follows : RICHARD HENRY LEE TO GEORGE WASHINGTON . . " Pa brought me two pretty books full of pictures he got them in ...
... sent to me a few years ago , by a son of Richard Henry Lee ( who then possessed the originals ) , and are as follows : RICHARD HENRY LEE TO GEORGE WASHINGTON . . " Pa brought me two pretty books full of pictures he got them in ...
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... sent by him to his boy - friend , George Washington . The poetical effusion was , I have heard , written by a Mr. Howard , a gentleman who used to visit at the house of Mr. Washington . " noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching ...
... sent by him to his boy - friend , George Washington . The poetical effusion was , I have heard , written by a Mr. Howard , a gentleman who used to visit at the house of Mr. Washington . " noble domain of many hundred acres , stretching ...
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... It was a significant question , asked by a messenger sent by sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - - all on one side of the river , the French 38 MOUNT VERNON.
... It was a significant question , asked by a messenger sent by sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - - all on one side of the river , the French 38 MOUNT VERNON.
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... sent Major Washington , then less than twenty- two years of age , to carry a letter of remonstrance to the French commander in that region . Seven persons besides Major Washington composed the expedition , and among them was Van Braam ...
... sent Major Washington , then less than twenty- two years of age , to carry a letter of remonstrance to the French commander in that region . Seven persons besides Major Washington composed the expedition , and among them was Van Braam ...
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... sent thither , was organized in the spring of 1754 . Colonel Joshua Fry was appointed its commander , and Major Washington his lieutenant . For a while Mount Vernon appeared like a recruiting station . At length all preparations were ...
... sent thither , was organized in the spring of 1754 . Colonel Joshua Fry was appointed its commander , and Major Washington his lieutenant . For a while Mount Vernon appeared like a recruiting station . At length all preparations were ...
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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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