Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Memorials of Washington and of Mary, His Mother, and Martha, His Wife
Mount Vernon Washington's goal of happiness - His visits there when a child - Lawrence Washington's marriage with Anne F airfax - Their residence at Mount Vernon built by him - George as a boy visiting there - Joseph Ball's letter to Mary Washington, discouraging the sending George to sea - Early susceptibility to female attractions -appointed public surveyor to Culpepper County - Excels as an athlete - Introduced to Martha Custis - Courtship, marriage, and early married life - Domestic habits - George Mason his neighbour and friend - The churches in which be worshipped, and their ministers - Martha Washington's children - Her daughter's death - Destroys her husband's letters - Lawrence at Mount Vernon Sharples assists in improving the grounds - Washington and La fayette - Able summary of Washington's character from Hunt's Merchant's Magazine.
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