Hamilton to be Acting General-in-chief. Guests at Mount Vernon... 323 The French Directory humbled. Bonaparte in Power. War averted.. 324 Washington's nephew, Lawrence Lewis, a resident at Mt. Vernon.. 324 Nelly Custis and her Suitors. Correspondence on the Subject. Nelly's Confessions. Sudden and severe Inflamation of the Throat and Chest. Physicians sent for. Critical Situation. His Wills.. Washington's Directions about his Papers. Death near. His Consideration for every one. His last Words... His death. Mrs. Washington at his Bedside..... The Room in which Washington died, and its Furniture. The Spectators of Washington's Death. Notice of Dr. Craik his Friend and Physician. The Bier and Vault. 347 The old Family Vault at Mt. Vernon. A villainous act. Washington's Death announced to Congress. Proceedings. Funeral Oration by General Henry Lee, at the request of Congress. 346 Lee at Mt. Vernon. His Oration. Guard of Honor... Mrs. Washington's Letter about the removal of the Remains... Mrs. Washington in Affliction. Public Honors to Washington abroad.. 349 Death of Mrs. Washington. Bushrod Washington heirs Mt. Vernon.. 350 A survivor of Washington's Slaves. Bushrod Washington.. Billy. Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington.. A Ring containing Washington's Hair presented to Lafayette.. The Bodies put in Marble Coffins.. The new Tomb and Vault..... Disposition of Washington's Personal Property.. Account of a Relic of Washington in a Boston Family. Washington's Address and Dinner Cards... Works of Art that long remained at Mount Vernon. The Pitcher Portrait and Eulogy of Washington.. History of the Pitcher Portrait. Copy of the Eulogy on the back of the Pitcher Portrait. A Retrospect. Late Condition of Mount Vernon... Mount Vernon purchased by American Women. 8. Washington's Seal-ring. 9. Washington's Watch-seals.... 10. Fac-simile of signatures of Jane and Mary Washington.. 11. Dutch Tile-half the size of the original. 12. Residence of the Washington Family.. 13. Washington's Birth-place.. 14. Lawrence Washington 15. Admiral Vernon. 27 29 30 31 31 31 32 34 35 36 39 40 29. Custis Arms.... 30. Washington's Gold Pen with Silver Case.. 31. Fac-simile of Page-headings in Washington's Diary. 32. Fac-simile of Entry in Washington's Diary.... 33. Mount Vernon Landing.. 34. Ground-plan and Elevation of Pohick Church. 35. Mason L. Weems. 36. Christ Church, Alexandria. 37. Pohick Church in 1859.. PAGE 71 80 80 81 83 88 90 91 92 93 95 41. Washington as a Virginia Colonel, at the age of forty.. 47. Gold Medal awarded to Washington for the Deliverance of Boston. 48. Hessian Flag taken at Trenton.. 110 64. General plan of the Mansion and Grounds at Mount Vernon 155 65. Garden-house..... 157 66. Century-plant and Lemon-tree... 158 67. View in the Flower-garden at Mount Vernon-the Sago Palm.. 159 68. Ruins of the Conservatory at Mount Vernon... 160 69. Ice-house at Mount Vernon.. 101 70. Summer-house at Mount Vernon. ...... 71. Lafayette.-Painted by C. W. Peale, in 1778.. 72. Masonic Apron wrought by the Marchioness Lafayette 73. Houdon's Bust of Washington... 74. Houdon's Statue of Washington. 75. Elizabeth Parke Custis...... 76. G. W. P. Custis when a child.. 77. Italian Chimney-piece.. 78. Tablet on the left of Chimney-piece.. 79. Centre Tablet 80. Tablet on the right of Chimney-piece. 81. Porcelain Vases.... 82. Colonel David Humphreys 83. Engraving of Louis XVI.... 84. Washington and Lafayette.... 85. Washington's Destiny.. · 187 187 • 187 188 · 195 196 199 200 |