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He made exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies and discovered new mountains and lakes in 1916 and 1919. George Washington: Farmer is an Account of his home life and agricultural activities.
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Boston , 1823 . Thane , Elswyth . Washington's Lady . New York : Dodd , Mead , 1960 . Thayer , Theodore . The Making of a Scapegoat : Washington and Lee at Monmouth . Port Washington : Kennikat , 1976 . Thomas , Augusta Dillman .
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George Washington (1732 - 1799) was an American soldier, statesman and President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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Also included in the volume are letters revealing his close and careful management of Mount Vernon and his evolving attitudes toward slavery.
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Dagworthy claimed precedence over Washington because of his royal commission , and when unable to talk Dagworthy out of the claim , Washington simply stayed away from Cumberland , even recommending to Dinwiddie that Virginia abandon the ...
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From Catherine Macaulay Graham, 13 July 1785, GWP; Diary, 14 and 18 July 1785, GWP. 15. Larson, The Return of George Washington, 37; Diary, 29 November 1785, 1, 5, 12, and 19 December 1785, 28 January 1786, 9 February 1786, GWP; ...
11 Throughout their lives together , Martha served as the perfect hostess to the innumerable guests that visited Mount Vernon . In all the accounts of these visits , no person ever spoke ill of her and everyone commented on her ...
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