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Lawrence Washington, accompanied to Barbadoes by his brother George..

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Lear, Tobias, becomes a resident at Mount Vernon..

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letters of Washington to, relating to his house and furniture in Philadelphia...250, 253
residing in the family of Washington at the time of his last illness..
Lee, General Charles, at Mount Vernon..

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the first to congratulate Washington after his taking the oath of office............ 216
his opinion of The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine....

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letter of Washington to, respecting a newly-invented threshing-machine..
invited to pronounce an oration on the occasion of Washington's funeral.
anecdote of, showing his familiarity with Washington.....

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Lee, Mrs. Robert E., the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Washington.
Lemon-tree at Mount Vernon

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L'Enfant Major, employed to furnish a plan and survey of the federal city.
his plans of the federal city approved of by Congress..
Lepine, watches made by, purchased by Washington..
Levees, Washington's.....

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Lewis, George, inherits a sword from Washington....
Lewis, Lawrence, a suitor for the hand of Nelly Custis....

invited to take up his residence at Mount Vernon in 1798..

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and Nelly Custis married on Washington's birthday, 1799........

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Lewis, Major, re-entombs remains of Washington and his wife in marble sarcophagi, in 1887, 354
Lewis, Robert, instructed by Washington in the management of his estate.......
Lexington, effects of the news of the battle of, at Mount Vernon....

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Liquor-chest that belonged to Washington, remaining at Mount Vernon in 1857..

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picture of.....

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Livermore, Mr. George, his account of a silver gorget, a relic of Washington's earlier life.... 358
Livingston, Chancellor, administers the oath of office to Washington in 1789..
Livingston, Edward, letter of, to George Washington Lafayette......
Livingston, Governor, entertains Mrs. Washington..

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Livingston, Robert R., secretary for foreign affairs..

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letter of, to Washington, communicating the news of the conclusion of peace, in 1788, 130
London Chronicle, sketch of Washington in...

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Macubbin, Mrs., opens a ball at Annapolis with Washington...
McHenry, Mr. letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, after his retirement........... 312

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letter of Washington to, respecting the anticipated troubles with France........ 322
anxiety of Washington expressed to, that his affairs might be found in order after
his death

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McKean, Sally, becomes the wife of the Marquis d'Yrugo..
McPherson's Blues, six survivors of, in 1859..

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Madison, James, writes an inscription for the statue of Washington..
at Mount Vernon with Houdon, the French sculptor....
Mansion near the Potomac, the home of the Washington family.
Mansion, the presidential, at Philadelphia, picture of..
Manuscript memorandum of Washington..

Marble coffin of Washington, picture of....

Marquée and Tent of Washington

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Marriages of foreign envoys with American women, numerous...

Marshall, Hon. John, announces the death of Washington to Congress...

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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......

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Maurepas, Count, remark of, in relation to Lafayette..

Meade, Bishop, notice of Mason L. Weems, by................

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Mercer, Dr. Hugh, at Mount Vernon...

Miffin, Governor, meets Washington on the frontiers of Pennsylvania...

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Military clothes of Washington, picture of..

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Miniature of Washington, by Mrs. Sharpless.

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Miniature portrait of Mrs. Washington, painted by Robertsor in 1792.

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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.

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Morris, George P., his ode on Washington's sword and Franklin's staff.

Morris, Gouverneur, stands to Houdon for the figure of Washington..
sends wine-coolers to Washington.

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Morris, Mrs., accompanies Mrs. Washington to New York..........
Morris, Robert, builds a studio for Pine the portrait painter......
house of, in Philadelphia, rented for Washington's residence...
Morris, Roger, marries Mary Phillipse.

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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...

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

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mansion and other buildings at, found by the General much in want of repair, after
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few articles of the personal property of Washington remaining at..

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passes into the possession of Bushrod Washington, nephew of the General, on the
death of Mrs. Washington...

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

Mural candelabra, used in Washington's dining-room at Philadelphia, picture of........... 315

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Necker, M., dismissed from his post as minister of finance, in France.

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Newport, Rhode Island, Washington makes a voyage to, for the benefit of his health....... 228
North, Lord, cumotions of, on hearing of the defeat of Cornwallis.....

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Oath of office administered to Washington in 1793, by Judge Cushing..
Occoquan Falls, mills at, destroyed by Lord Dunmore..

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 1758, picture of... 58
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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paints Washington at Mount Vernon in 1772.
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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 froin, 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..... 263
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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Pinckney, Gov. Charles Cotesworth, receives Washington at the wharf in Charleston, in 1791, 269

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his portrait of Washington in Montreal....
Pistols, Washington's, description and picture of..

Pitcher Portrait, and eulogy of Washington on the back of it..
Plan of the grounds at Mount Vernon...

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

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

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Precedents established for the President of the United States.......
Presence of Washington, remarkable sense of awe caused by..

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Presidential mansion at Philadelphia, picture of.

Profile portrait of Washington...

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Protestant Episcopal Church, burial service of Washington according to the ritual of....... 341
Provisional Army, Washington appointed commander-in-chief of, in view of the impending
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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

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 1887.
Resolution, important, passed by the first Congress

Retirement from office of Washington, extract from a newspaper of the day, describing a

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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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Rush, the late venerable Richard, incident related by, illustrating the feelings of Washington
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Bago 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 Washington's last watch, picture of......
Seal-ring, picture of Washington's.

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Seals, Washington's watch, lost on Braddock's field and in Virginia, and afterward found.... 1
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Secretary, Washington's, willed to Dr. Craik....

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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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Sharpless, Mrs., beautiful miniature of Washington by..

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, tour of Washington through, in 1791

Spaniards, depredations of, on British commerce in the West Indies.

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Steuben, Baron, at Washington's inauguration...........

Statue of Washington, ordered by the legislature of Virginia........

Stockton, Annis, assistance of, in honoring Washington at Trenton...

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Strickland, Mr., his description of the personal appearance of Major Lewis in 1887.
Struthers, Mr. John, marble sarcophagi presented by, for the re-entombing of the remains

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

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Sword and staff, Washington's and Franklin's, picture of, and ode by George P. Morris...... 135
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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...

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

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

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Thomson, Charles, secretary of Congress, carries to Washington at Mount Vernon, a notice

Thornton, Dr., his plan for the capitol approved of by Washington.......
Threshing-machine, letter of Washington to General Henry Lee respecting one............. 287

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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.............

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Vault, the Washington family, directions left in the General's will concerning
Vault, old, of the Washington family, picture of ..........

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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

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Von Berckel, copy of an allegorical picture painted by the wife of..

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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, 192
Wallace, words of, brought to memory of the author, while occupied in sketching the death-

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