This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...cavalcade of citizens. Some miles from the city she was met by a brilliant company of women, in carriages. They attended her to Gray's Ferry, on the Schuylkill, where they all partook of a collation; and from that place to the city, Mrs. Robert Morris occupied a scat by the side of the President's wife, resigning her ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...cavalcade of citizens. Some miles from the city she was met by a brilliant company of women, in carriages. They attended her to Gray's Ferry, on the Schuylkill, where they all partook of a collation; and from that place to the city, Mrs. Robert Morris occupied a scat by the side of the President's wife, resigning her own carriage to Master Custis, then a boy a little more than eight years of age. The procession entered the city at two o'clock, when the beloved lady was greeted by thirteen discharges of cannon, and the shouts and cheers of a great multitude. While in the city she was the guest of Mrs. Morris. On Monday morning, the 26th of May, Mrs. Washington left Philadelphia for New York, accompanied by her hostess. The military paraded for the purpose of forming an escort as far as Trenton, but, as on the morning when her husband left the same city a month before, rain prevented the performance. After proceeding a short distance they took a respectful leave of her, and returned. She slept at Trenton that night, and on Tuesday night she and her family were guests of Governor Livingston, at Elizabeth town. On Wednesday morning Washington proceeded, in his splendid reception-barge, to Elizabethtown Point to meet his family, accompanied by Robert Morris and several other distinguished men. The barge was manned as on the occasion of the reception of the President. When it approached Whitehall, on its return, crowds of citizens thronged the wharves; and from the grand battery the voices of thirteen cannon, in quick succession, uttered a greeting. On the day after Mrs. Washington's arrival, the President entertained a few guests at a family dinner. These consisted of Vice-President Adams, Governor Clinton, the Count du Moustier (French minister), Don Diego Gard...
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Fair. 376 p. of plates: ill.; 23 cm. Hardcover. Full red leather binding, gilt flourish. All edges gilt. Front board absent. Loss of majority of spine leather. Foxing to pages, otherwise unmarked. Ships daily.
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F (Outer spine material is loose and is missing some material; front board is off and present; spyglass illus. on p. 224 is tipped in; could be rebound. ) Textured red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on both covers and spine, 376 pp., 139 BW illustrations. Title on front cover: Washington and Mount Vernon. Published about the time when the Washington home passed from the possession of George Washington's family. Please note that this is not a newer paperback, print-on-demand, or ebook copy. It's in the original binding and needs a lot of help.
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G--(Outer spine has darkened with age or use or soiling; head of spine is torn across width; heel of spine is missing some material; front hinge is loose; written inscription from one owner to another on first page; spyglass illus. on p. 224 is tipped... Textured red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on both covers and spine; gilt edges all around, 376 pp., 139 BW illustrations. Title on front cover: Washington and Mount Vernon. Published about the time when the Washington home passed from the possession of George Washington's family. Please note that this is not a newer paperback, print-on-demand, or ebook copy. It's in the original binding and needs a bit of help.
