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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... soon , and you may see it and whip it . " Augustine Washington died in the spring of 1743 , when his son George was eleven years of age , and by his last will and testament bequeathed his estate of Hunting Creek , upon a bay and stream ...
... soon , and you may see it and whip it . " Augustine Washington died in the spring of 1743 , when his son George was eleven years of age , and by his last will and testament bequeathed his estate of Hunting Creek , upon a bay and stream ...
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... soon taken from these temptations . He was a tall , finely - formed , athletic youth , and Lord Fairfax , who was a passionate fox - hunter , though old in years , invited him one day to join him in the chase . His lordship was 3 AND ...
... soon taken from these temptations . He was a tall , finely - formed , athletic youth , and Lord Fairfax , who was a passionate fox - hunter , though old in years , invited him one day to join him in the chase . His lordship was 3 AND ...
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... great duties of a commander . So satisfactory were young Washington's services on that occasion , that he received , soon after his return , the appoint- ment of public surveyor , and upon the records of 34 MOUNT VERNON.
... great duties of a commander . So satisfactory were young Washington's services on that occasion , that he received , soon after his return , the appoint- ment of public surveyor , and upon the records of 34 MOUNT VERNON.
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... soon occurred . Little Jenny died , and George Washington became the owner of Mount Vernon . Already , by the will of his father , he was the proprietor of the paternal estate on the Rappahannock . Now he ranked among the wealthier of ...
... soon occurred . Little Jenny died , and George Washington became the owner of Mount Vernon . Already , by the will of his father , he was the proprietor of the paternal estate on the Rappahannock . Now he ranked among the wealthier of ...
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... soon heard , from every lip , encomiums of the character of Colonel Washington , and he invited him to Alexandria . Mount Vernon was only a little more than an hour's ride distant , and Washington , whose military ardor was again ...
... soon heard , from every lip , encomiums of the character of Colonel Washington , and he invited him to Alexandria . Mount Vernon was only a little more than an hour's ride distant , and Washington , whose military ardor was again ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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