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Mason, George, Washington's neighbor and friend..

Masonic apron presented to Washington by Madame Lafayette..
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Massey, Rev. Lee, minister of Pohick Church..
Maurepas, Count, remark of, in relation to Lafayette.
Meade, Bishop, notice of Mason L. Weems, by.

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letter of, in relation to Washington's English coach
Mercer, Dr. Hugh, at Mount Vernon...

Mifflin, Governor, meets Washington on the frontiers of Pennsylvania..
Military clothes of Washington, picture of...

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Miniature of Washington, by Mrs. Sharpless

Miniature portrait of Mrs. Washington, painted by Robertsor in 1792.
Mirror of Washington still at Mount Vernon

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Mount Vernon, the mansion at, built by Lawrence Washington.

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style of living at, before the Revolution..

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Morris, Mrs., accompanies Mrs. Washington to New York..
Morris, Robert, builds a studio for Pine the portrait painter...

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house of, in Philadelphia, rented for Washington's residence...
Morris, Roger, marries Mary Phillipse..

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picture of his residence......

proscribed, as an "enemy to his country"

Mortar, bronze, that belonged to Cimon Washington in 1664, picture of..
Mossom, Rev. David, unites Washington and Mrs. Custis in marriage..
Mother of Washington, visited by him for the last time......
Motier, a family name of Lafayette, assumed by his son in 1795
Motto of the Washington family....

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Monuments of several meinbers of the Washington family on the east side of the tomb of
the General.

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"Morning" and "Evening"-landscapes painted for Washington, by Winstanley, now at
Arlington House..

Morris, George P., his ode on Washington's sword and Franklin's staff
Morris, Gouverneur, stands to Houdon for the figure of Washington..
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becomes the property of John Augustine Washington in 1829.

Mrs. Jane Washington mistress of, in 1832.....

few articles of the personal property of Washington remaining at....

articles that belonged to Washington, remaining at, in 1857..

engravings that belonged to Washington still remaining at....

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moral associations connected with the name.........

Moustier, Count de, French minister, at Mount Vernon..

Mural candelabra, used in Washington's dining-room at Philadelphia, picture of.

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sorrow at, in 1781.......

mansion at, and its surroundings described..

mansion and other buildings at, found by the General much in want of repair, after
his eight years' absence..

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hospitalities at, continued after the death of the General.

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passes into the possession of Bushrod Washington, nephew of the General, on the
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Necker, M., dismissed from his post as minister of finance, in France.
bust of, presented to Washington..

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inscriptions on bust of, presented to Washington..
picture of bust of Necker, presented to Washington..

Newport, Rhode Island, Washington makes a voyage to, for the benefit of his health
North, Lord, cшotions of, on hearing of the defeat of Cornwallis.....

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Oath of office administered to Washington in 1793, by Judge Cushing..

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Occoquan Falls, mills at, destroyed by Lord Dunmore..

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Ode to Washington sung at Trenton....

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Ogden, Charles S., original study of Peale's first portrait of Washington, in possession of.... 97
Olmutz, dungeon at, the prison of Lafayette for three years..
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Oration pronounced by General Henry Lee, on the occasion of the funeral of Washington.. 346
Otis, Mr., holds the Bible at Washington's inauguration..

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Packsaddle used by Washington on his expedition to the Ohio country in 1753, picture of......
Paine, Thomas, letter of to Washington respecting the key of the Bastile..

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letter of to Washington respecting the success of " The Rights of Man,”
Washington shamefully abused by, in a published letter.
Patrick Henry's opinion of Washington...
Patrick Henry, Washington heard the burning words of, in the Virginia Assembly.
Peace, desire for in England............

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Washington's letter to Clinton on the subject of..
Peale, Angelica, crowns Washington at Gray's Ferry in 1789

Peale, Charles Willson, beginning of artist life of.

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paints Washington at Mount Vernon in 1772.

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Plan of the grounds at Mount Vernon..........

Plaster cast taken of the face of Washington.....

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Pine, Robert Edge, an English painter, at Mount Vernon..
his portrait of Washington in Montreal....
Pistols, Washington's, description and picture of...

Pitcher Portrait, and eulogy of Washington on the back of it..

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Plate, Washington's, picture of pieces of, at Arlington House...
Pohick Church, Washington attends...

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rebuilding of,....

Washington's drawing of.

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picture of pulpit....

Precedents established for the President of the United States.

Presence of Washington, remarkable sense of awe caused by.......

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portrait of....

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fac-simile of his receipt for ten guineas for painting miniature of Mrs. Washington, 97
ordered by Gov. Harrison to paint a portrait of Washington to make a statue from, 175
emblematic paintings by, on the occasion of Washington's retirement from office.. 296
Peale, Rembrandt, his history of the Pitcher Portrait and the eulogy on the back of it.
Pendleton, Edmund, at Mount Vernon on his way to the first Congress
Peters, Judge, meets Washington on the frontiers of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia the federal city for ten years..

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Phillipse, Mary, Washington in love with.

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marries Roger Morris...

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portrait of.... .....

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Pinckney, Gov. Charles Cotesworth, receives Washington at the wharf in Charleston, in 1791, 269

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reply of, to the insulting proposition of the French Directory.

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appointed second major-general of the Provisional Army.

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Presidential mansion at Philadelphia, picture of.......

Profile portrait of Washington...

Profile portraft of Mrs. Washington

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Protestant Episcopal Church, burial service of Washington according to the ritual of.
Provisional Army, Washington appointed commander-in-chief of, in view of the impending
war with France..

major-generals and other officers appointed by Washington.
Punch-bowl, tea-table, and sideboard, picture of..
Putnam, Life of, written at Mount Vernon by Humphreys...

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Randolph, Peyton, chosen president of first Congress..

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Ranney, letter of Washington to, in relation to his sending flag-stones, &c., from England... 153
Rawlins, Mr., one of Washington's overseers, sent for to bleed Washington in his last illness, 332
Reading of Washington at his second inauguration.

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Receptions of Mrs. Washington...

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Receptions of Washington at New York and at Philadelphia..
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington, interesting correspondence of Wash-
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Remains of Washington, account of the re-entombment of, in 1837.
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Resolution, important, passed by the first Congress
Retirement from office of Washington, extract from a newspaper of the day, describing a
public entertainment on the occasion of........
Revolution, flames of, kindling, in 1773.
Revolution, involuntary tribute by ladies to the memory of.
Revolution, French, breaking out of..

Ripon, Earl of, present owner of the English seat of the Washington family.
Rochambeau, Count de, at Mount Vernon in 1781.

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Secretary, Washington's, willed to Dr. Craik.........

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Sharpless, Mrs., beautiful miniature of Washington by

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Rush, Dr., remarks of, in relation to the seat of government ....

Rush, the late venerable Richard, incident related by, illustrating the feelings of Washington
toward Lafayette in misfortune...

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Sago palm at Mount Vernon.......

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St. John's Lodge, in New York, in possession of the Bible used at Washington's inauguration, 217
Sarcophagi of Washington and his wife, description of..........
Seal, impression of Washington's, attached to a death-warrant.
Seal, impression of Wash ́ngton's last watch, picture of..
Scal-ring, picture of Washington's

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Seals, Washington's watch, lost on Braddock's field and in Virginia, and afterward found.... 31
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Sharpless, James, his profile portraits of Washington and Mrs. Washington said to be the best
likenesses extant

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Shield, silver, on Washington's coffin, picture of......

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Sideboard, black walnut, that belonged to Lawrence Washington, now at Arlington House. 316
Silver candlestick, Washington's, picture of.
Silver inkstand of Washington, description of.....
Sotomayer, Duke of a native of Philadelphia..
Southern States, cour of Washington through, in 1791
Spaniards, depredations of, on British commerce in the West Indies.

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Statuary, orders of Washington for, from London..

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Statue, bronze, of Washington, ordered by Congress..
to be made by the best sculptor in Europe.
Statue of Washington, ordered by the legislature of Virginia..
Steuben, Baron, at Washington's inauguration.
Stockton, Annis, assistance of, in honoring Washington at Trenton..
Strickland, Mr., his description of the personal appearance of Major Lewis in 1837.
Struthers, Mr. John, marble sarcophagi presented by, for the re-entombing of the remains
of Washington and his wife, in 1837...

Stuart, David, Washington wills his telescope and shaving apparatus to.

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Stuart, Gilbert, painter of Eleanor Parke Custis.
Style, old and new, how it originated.............
Summer-house at Mount Vernon, picture of.........

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Sword and staff, Washington's and Franklin's, picture of, and ode by George P. Morris......
Sword, Washington's, picture of.

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will concerning...

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Table, particular description by Rev. Ashbel Greene of Washington's habits at.....
Tea-table, Washington's, now at Arlington house, description of...

Telescope, Washington's, in the possession of the wife of Rev. A. B. Atkinson...........................................
picture of..

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Travelling writing-case, Washington's, picture of
Tray, Washington's silver, anecdote respecting
Trenton, triumphal arch at, in honor of Washington
Trunk, Washington's travelling, described...

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Truro Parish, Washington a vestryman of

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Telescope, Washington's pocket, presented to General Jackson..

The Entry, a satire, published in 1789.

Thomson, Charles, secretary of Congress, carries to Washington at Mount Vernon, a notice
of his election to the presidency.
portrait of........

Thornton, Dr., his plan for the capitol approved of by Washington.
Threshing-machine, letter of Washington to General Henry Lee respecting one.
Tomb of Washington broken into thirty years after his death..

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Van Braam, teaches Washington the art of fencing
Vases, porcelain, that belonged to Washington, picture of
Vaughan Samuel, presents a marble chimney-piece to Washington

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Vault, the Washington family, site of a proposed new one indicated to Major Lewis by
Washington, a few days before his death....
Vault, the Washington family, directions left in the General's will concerning
Vault, old, of the Washington family, picture of
Vernon, Admiral, commander-in-chief of the English navy in the West Indies....
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medal.in commemoration of his capture of Porto Bello, preserved at Mount Vernon
Virginia, address of legislature of, to Washington

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legislature of, vote a statue of Washington
Von Berckel, copy of an allegorical picture painted by the wife, of.
Vulcan, a French hound, anecdote of..

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Walker, Colonel, aide to Baron Steuben, takes a letter to Gov. Clinton from Mount Vernon, 132
Wallace, words of, brought to memory of the author, while occupied in sketching the death-
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Warville, Brissot de, at Mount Verncz..

Washington and the Fairfaxes in Virginia in political opposition.
Washington, a page of Charles I., dies at Madrid

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Washington, Augustine, father of George, death of
bequeaths Hunting Creek' estate to Lawrence
Washington Benevolent Society, recipient of Washington's masonic apron
Washington, Bushrod, wills his watch to Mr. Adams.

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becomes master of Mount Vernon on the death of Mrs. Washington
Washington. Colonel William, hospitalities of proffered to Washington on his Southern tour, 268
Washington family emigrate to America nine years after the death of Charles I........... 29
Washington, George, a boy at Mount Vernon..

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a letter from his uncle to his mother decides her against his going to sea
returns to school, and loves a "lowland beauty"

goes to live with his brother at Mount Vernon..

the friend of George Williain Fairfax.

goes beyond the Blue Ridge as a surveyor.

appointed public surveyor

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attends the theatre at Williamsburg

end of his dancing days..

record of his commission..

commissioned adjutant of his military district.

heir to the Mount Vernon estate.

his property on the Rappahannock.

sent by Dinwiddie to the Ohio....

again in the field in 1754..

made colonel in 1754..

leaves the service and retires to Mount Vernon.

his mother endeavors to dissuade him from going to the field again.

enters Braddock's family..
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most of the time in camp for four years afterward, except when sick.

his journey to Boston in 1756......

sick at Mount Vernon...

a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia.

story of his love and courtship.

takes his bride to Mount Vernon..

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appearance of, on his farms..

chief crops of his farms

views calmly the approaching political storm
activity of, in public affairs....

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a vestryman of Truro and Fairfax parishes...

first portrait of, by Peale, at the age of forty...
journey of, to Philadelphia as delegate in the first Congress..

in conference with Bryan Fairfax and Major Gates....
appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental army..

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gold medal declared by Congress in his honor..

letters of, alluding to his retirement after the war, to Knox and Lafayette..
Washington, George A., ill health of, in 1792.

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distress of Washington on account of the mortal sickness of......
Washington, George Steptoe, receives a sword from the General
Washington, Harriet, a resident of Mount Vernon......
Washington, Henry, defender of the English city of Worcester against Fairfax.

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