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keep the grounds and buildings in good order and to make the restoration complete. There should be an endowment, either by Congress or by the free gift of the American people large enough for the interest on the sum to be ample for making Mount Vernon, aside from its associations, one of the most attractive spots in our country. Now it is quite otherwise. Nature has done much, but art and labor has done so little, that from the Wharf to the Tomb and up to the Mansion, the visitor sees, at every step, evidences of poverty. The Tomb and its neighborhood have a most forbidding appearance; while the Mansion itself, bereft of nearly every thing mentioned in this work, is less attractive than it might be, if its surroundings could be beautified by Art and skilled Labor, and its rooms present an exhibition of objects of every kind, yet in existence, that were associated with Washington's life. Already, some contributions of that kind have been made by patriotic citizens. These may and should be increased until the Mansion of Mount Vernon shall become a rich Museum of relics of that classic period in our history, the old War for independence and the establishment of our National Government.

Considered in its relations, historic and patriotic, Mount Vernon should be one of the most precious objects of the care of the American people. The means to make it creditable to our patriotism, gratitude and generosity, should be given with a quick and lavish hand; and it is to be hoped that the Association may soon be able to proclaim, as a part of its own experience, that the great Republic of the West is not ungrateful toward its Founders.

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Adams, John, description of the inauguration of

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Adams, Mr. and Mrs., visit Mrs. Washington after the death of her husband....
Adams, President, nominates Washington to the Senate, as commander-in-chief.
Adams, Robert, watch that belonged to Washington willed to.......
Adams, Vice-President, at Washington's table..

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Asses presented to Washington by the King of Spain..................................................

Mr. Custis's account of..

Atkins, Rev. A. B., wife of, has Washington's telescope.

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Washington's butter-bowl in possession of..
Aurora, letter hostile to Washington published in, soon after his retirement from office
Autographs of Jane and Mary Washington.....

Address card of Washington....

Alexandria, Washington invited to partake of a public dinner at..
Alison, remarks of, respecting Washington's Farewell Address.
Amelung, J. F., glass manufacturer, visits Mount Vernon in 1789.

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present condition of.....

Appearance, personal, of Washington, when on horseback.

Arch, triumphal, at Trenton, in honor of Washington

Arlington Spring, kitchen and dancing hall erected at, by Mr. Custis.

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Armstrong, John, letter of, to General Gates respecting Washington's reception in New York

Army, American, disbanded

in 1769 ...

officers of part with Washington....

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209

281

204

204

210

210

77

113

267

140

27

214

131

131

131

113

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Bed and bedstead on which Washington died kept as sacred mementos at Arlington House, 337

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mansion of the Fairfaxes consumed by fire.

owner of never returned from England..

Bianca, Florida, the Spanish premier, letter of, to Washington..
Bible on which Washington took the oath of office in 1789...

inscription on...

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337

43

106

106

190

216

216

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Bier upon which the body of Washington was conveyed to the tomb
Billy, one of Washington's favorite servants, known to Westford..

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Bishop, Washington's body-servant....

Bishop White, at the farewell dinner given by Washington in Philadelphia in 1797.
Blues, McPherson's, picture of uniform of..

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Box made of the wood of the oak tree that sheltered Wallace after the battle at Falkirk, sent
to Washington by the Earl of Buchan....

272

Box sent to Washington by the Earl of Buchan recommitted to his care by the Will of the
General...

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Bradford, Mr., impromptu effusion of, on learning the misfortunes of Lafayette....

Bridport, Lord, respect paid to the memory of Washington by..

Brienne, Marchioness de, sister of Count de Moustier, at Mount Vernon.

painted a miniature of Washington...

66 her picture of Washington and Lafayette..

Brown, Dr., called to attend Washington in his last illness...

Burgesses, Virginia, Washington a member of, the House of......

301

182

349

198

198

199

333

85

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Bushrod Washington, nephew of the General, comes into possession of Mount Vernon, on

the death of Mrs. Washington.................

350

appointed by President Adams to be Judge of the Supreme Court of the United
States....

357

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Calvert, Benedict, miniature of daughter of, painted by Peale...

66 daughter of, wife of John Parke Custis..

Camp-chest, leathern, used by Washington in 1753, picture of..

Candlesticks, Washington's, massive silver..

98

98

53

Candelabra, mural, used in Washington's dining-room at Philadelphia, described..
picture of..

66 picture of...

Capitol, singular historical fact respecting the site of the..

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corner-stone of the north wing of, laid in September, 1793.....

plan for the, submitted by Dr. Thornton, approved by Washington..

Carey's House, at Alexandria, place where Braddock had his quarters...
66 picture of....

Carpenter's Hall, place of meeting of the first Congress.

315

315

317

317

260

261

261

56

56

104

Carrington, Mrs., her description of Mrs. Washington at home..
Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton...

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letter of G. W. P. Custis to Washington, respecting son of, as a suitor for the hand of
Nelly Custis....

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Chamberlayne, Mr., the host of Washington when he first saw Mrs. Custis.

66 Colonel Washington lingers at the house of..

Chastellux, Marquis de, at Mount Vernon in 1781.

portrait of...

Washington's letter to..

Chatham, Earl of, his opinion of the Continental Congress..

Children, great fondness of Washington for....

Chimney-piece presented to Washington by Samuel Vaughan, of London.

China, Sèvres, belonging to Washington .

China, Cincinnati, presented to Washington.

picture of Mrs. Washington's...

Christ Church, Alexandria, Washington a vestryman of..

Washington's pew in..

Christmas at Mount Vernon in 1788.

Cincinnati china, picture of

Cincinnati. Society of the, account of the formation of..

object of
constitution....

69

62

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120

122

123

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185

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254

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90

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91

146

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141

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Cincinnati, Society, order of....

66 splendid order of, presented to Washington by French soldiers
member's certificate of

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Washington president-general of the Society of the.............
Knox secretary of the Society of the...

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City Tavern, Philadelphia, Washington entertained at a sumptuous banquet at....
Clarke, maker of Washington's coach.......
Clinton, George, Washington's letter to, on Peace.

66 at Washington's inauguration in 1789.

66 at the President's table.....

Clothes, military, Washington lays aside his..

Coach, Washington's English...

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adopt an army......

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choose Washington commander-in-chief..

Congress, Federal, vote a bronze equestrian statue to Washington in 1783..

Congress, meeting of, at Philadelphia........

66 action of concerning seat of government....................................

66

verses, respecting the removal of...

64 effects of removal of.

Joint resolutions adopted by, on the occasion of the death of Washington..
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Conservatory at Mount Vernon destroyed by fire....

66 ruins of.....

Continental Congress, Washington a member of the...

Convention, federal, adopt a constitution for the United States..

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46 used by him on his journey from Philadelphia to Mount Vernon in 1791
Coasters, wine, invented by Washington...

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Coffins, marble, remains of Washington and his wife re-entombed in, in 1887.
Coffin of Washington.

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Column of July in the Place de Bastile....

Commission as commander-in-chief resigned by Washington in 1788.
Commissioners of Maryland and Virginia, consult Washington in 1785.
Confederation, Articles of, inefficiency of...

66 movement toward the amendment of...........

Congress, general, proposed by Dr. Franklin, meets at Philadelphia..

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267

263

264

265

136

265

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