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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... wrote a narrative . of the visit for Harper's New Monthly Magazine , entitled Mount Vernon as it Is , illustrating it by engravings from those sketches . On the appearance of that narrative , last March , the pub- lishers of this volume ...
... wrote a narrative . of the visit for Harper's New Monthly Magazine , entitled Mount Vernon as it Is , illustrating it by engravings from those sketches . On the appearance of that narrative , last March , the pub- lishers of this volume ...
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... wrote to his " noble friend , Sir John North , " in the sum- mer of 1623 , saying : " Mr. Washington , the Prince his page is lately dead of a Calenture , and I was at his buriall under a Figtree behind my Lord of Bristol's house . A ...
... wrote to his " noble friend , Sir John North , " in the sum- mer of 1623 , saying : " Mr. Washington , the Prince his page is lately dead of a Calenture , and I was at his buriall under a Figtree behind my Lord of Bristol's house . A ...
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... wrote the poetry . * " G. W.'s compliments to R. H. L. , And likes his book full well , Henceforth will count him his friend , And hopes many happy days he may spend . " Your good friend , 66 George Washington . " I am going to get a ...
... wrote the poetry . * " G. W.'s compliments to R. H. L. , And likes his book full well , Henceforth will count him his friend , And hopes many happy days he may spend . " Your good friend , 66 George Washington . " I am going to get a ...
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... wrote : " My residence is at present at his lordship's , where I might , was my heart disengaged , pass my time very pleasantly , as there is a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house ( Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister ) ...
... wrote : " My residence is at present at his lordship's , where I might , was my heart disengaged , pass my time very pleasantly , as there is a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house ( Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister ) ...
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... wrote to his brother , then a member of the House of Burgesses at Williamsburg , and thus summed up his military career : " I was employed to go a journey in the winter , when I believe few or none would have undertaken it , and AND ITS ...
... wrote to his brother , then a member of the House of Burgesses at Williamsburg , and thus summed up his military career : " I was employed to go a journey in the winter , when I believe few or none would have undertaken it , and AND ITS ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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