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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... Society - Member's Certificate .. 131 62. Western Front of Mount Vernon in 1858 .. 137 63. Section of shaded Carriage - way . 140 64. General plan of the Mansion and Grounds at Mount Vernon . 65. Garden - house .... 141 143 66. Century ...
... Society - Member's Certificate .. 131 62. Western Front of Mount Vernon in 1858 .. 137 63. Section of shaded Carriage - way . 140 64. General plan of the Mansion and Grounds at Mount Vernon . 65. Garden - house .... 141 143 66. Century ...
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... society of her friends , always dressed with a scrupulous regard to the requirements of the best fashions of the day , and was , in every respect , a brilliant member of the social circles which , before the revolution , composed the ...
... society of her friends , always dressed with a scrupulous regard to the requirements of the best fashions of the day , and was , in every respect , a brilliant member of the social circles which , before the revolution , composed the ...
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... society of Virginia , articles of taste were introduced to embellish it . In the handwriting of the master we find the duplicate of an order , as follows : " DIRECTIONS FOR THE BUSTS . - One of Alexander the Great ; another of Julius ...
... society of Virginia , articles of taste were introduced to embellish it . In the handwriting of the master we find the duplicate of an order , as follows : " DIRECTIONS FOR THE BUSTS . - One of Alexander the Great ; another of Julius ...
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... Society of the Cincinnati , for the purpose of receiving the Illustrious Friend as the guest of that fraternity - a fraternity of which he had been a member ever since its formation on the banks of the Hudson , more than forty years ...
... Society of the Cincinnati , for the purpose of receiving the Illustrious Friend as the guest of that fraternity - a fraternity of which he had been a member ever since its formation on the banks of the Hudson , more than forty years ...
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... society upon such a basis of feeling , his cordial co - operation . It was in the spring of 1783 that the Society of the Cincin- nati was formed . The head - quarters of the army were then at Newburgh . A committee , composed of ...
... society upon such a basis of feeling , his cordial co - operation . It was in the spring of 1783 that the Society of the Cincin- nati was formed . The head - quarters of the army were then at Newburgh . A committee , composed of ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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