Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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Page 48
... arrived a second time in the colony to carry into effect his purposes . Lord Fairfax was large , more than six feet high , sharp featured , with an aquiline nose , and a swarthy complexion . At sixty he retained all the muscular energy ...
... arrived a second time in the colony to carry into effect his purposes . Lord Fairfax was large , more than six feet high , sharp featured , with an aquiline nose , and a swarthy complexion . At sixty he retained all the muscular energy ...
Page 62
... arrived at that island on the third of the following November . George Washington , as was his habit , kept a journal of every day's events and what he saw or heard . On the ship he copied the logbook , and added his own remarks on the ...
... arrived at that island on the third of the following November . George Washington , as was his habit , kept a journal of every day's events and what he saw or heard . On the ship he copied the logbook , and added his own remarks on the ...
Page 64
... arrived at Mount Vernon in time to die , surrounded by his kindred and friends , under his own roof , on the twenty - sixth of July , 1752. " Few men , " says Mr. Sparks , " have been more beloved for their amiable qualities , or more ...
... arrived at Mount Vernon in time to die , surrounded by his kindred and friends , under his own roof , on the twenty - sixth of July , 1752. " Few men , " says Mr. Sparks , " have been more beloved for their amiable qualities , or more ...
Page 72
... arrived in Canada in August , 1749 , succeeding , as governor gen- eral , the accomplished scholar , soldier and statesman , Lieutenant General Roland Michel Barrin , Marquis de la Galissonière , who had held the same office during the ...
... arrived in Canada in August , 1749 , succeeding , as governor gen- eral , the accomplished scholar , soldier and statesman , Lieutenant General Roland Michel Barrin , Marquis de la Galissonière , who had held the same office during the ...
Page 74
... arrived in Virginia to preside over her councils as lieutenant governor . In December of the same year he had sent home to the Board of Trade an elaborate report on the condition and prospects of the colony , and solicited particular ...
... arrived in Virginia to preside over her councils as lieutenant governor . In December of the same year he had sent home to the Board of Trade an elaborate report on the condition and prospects of the colony , and solicited particular ...
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