Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller,, 1850 - Всего страниц: 248 Martha Dandridge was born in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1732. She married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, son of John Custis of Arlington, at the age of seventeen. They had three children. The oldest son died at a young age and his father died soon after. She married George Washington in 1759 and they made their home at Mount Vernon, Fairfox County, Virginia. She died in 1802. |
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... national affairs , with patient and tranquil expectation . Frequently raising her thoughtful gaze from the painful con- templation of her country's struggles , towards the Omnipotent Friend who aids the sacred cause of Liberty and Right ...
... national affairs , with patient and tranquil expectation . Frequently raising her thoughtful gaze from the painful con- templation of her country's struggles , towards the Omnipotent Friend who aids the sacred cause of Liberty and Right ...
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... national gloom and suffering , Mrs. Washing- ton was , at last , informed * of the crowning event of the great conflict the surrender of Lord Cornwallis , she raised her hands with profound reverence and gratitude towards Heaven , and ...
... national gloom and suffering , Mrs. Washing- ton was , at last , informed * of the crowning event of the great conflict the surrender of Lord Cornwallis , she raised her hands with profound reverence and gratitude towards Heaven , and ...
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... National Cabinet and by a nu- merous concourse of highly respectable citizens and strangers , The inhabitants of Fredericks- burg , also united in great numbers , with this im- posing assemblage ; and the whole scene was characterized ...
... National Cabinet and by a nu- merous concourse of highly respectable citizens and strangers , The inhabitants of Fredericks- burg , also united in great numbers , with this im- posing assemblage ; and the whole scene was characterized ...
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... national van- ity , that if not the first , he was in the very first rank of those , too few indeed , upon whose career mankind can look back without regret , and whose memory and example will furnish themes of eu- logy for the patriot ...
... national van- ity , that if not the first , he was in the very first rank of those , too few indeed , upon whose career mankind can look back without regret , and whose memory and example will furnish themes of eu- logy for the patriot ...
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... National Alli- ance with France celebrated by a Ball , at which Mrs. Washington is present - The Respect entertained for Mrs. Washington in Europe- Reported Present from the Queen of France - The Marriage of Mrs. Washington's Son , Col ...
... National Alli- ance with France celebrated by a Ball , at which Mrs. Washington is present - The Respect entertained for Mrs. Washington in Europe- Reported Present from the Queen of France - The Marriage of Mrs. Washington's Son , Col ...
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