Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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Page 19
... commenced by his father . Mr. Washington left to each of his sons a separate plantation . To Lawrence , the eldest , he bequeathed an estate near Hunting Creek , afterwards called Mount Vernon , and shares in productive iron works ...
... commenced by his father . Mr. Washington left to each of his sons a separate plantation . To Lawrence , the eldest , he bequeathed an estate near Hunting Creek , afterwards called Mount Vernon , and shares in productive iron works ...
Page 20
... commenced , the religious training of her offspring . She had always , no doubt , united cordially with him in his attempt to " bring up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ; " but now the whole burden falling upon ...
... commenced , the religious training of her offspring . She had always , no doubt , united cordially with him in his attempt to " bring up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ; " but now the whole burden falling upon ...
Page 52
... commenced their savage warfare . The great val- ley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be careless about the society of their species , and took up ...
... commenced their savage warfare . The great val- ley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be careless about the society of their species , and took up ...
Page 53
... commenced his journey on the 31st of October , 1753. He was accompanied by John Davidson , as Indian interpreter , and Jacob Van Braam , his old fencing - master , as French interpreter . Passing through Fredericksburg , Alexandria ...
... commenced his journey on the 31st of October , 1753. He was accompanied by John Davidson , as Indian interpreter , and Jacob Van Braam , his old fencing - master , as French interpreter . Passing through Fredericksburg , Alexandria ...
Page 70
... commenced , and was not , when threatened , in a fit condition for defence . It was garrisoned by but forty - one men , and the captain and lieutenant were both absent . Mr. Ward reported that on the 17th of April , Captain Contrecœur ...
... commenced , and was not , when threatened , in a fit condition for defence . It was garrisoned by but forty - one men , and the captain and lieutenant were both absent . Mr. Ward reported that on the 17th of April , Captain Contrecœur ...
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