Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller & Company, 1850 - 248 pages Martha Dandridge was born in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1732. She married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, son of John Custis of Arlington, at the age of seventeen. They had three children. The oldest son died at a young age and his father died soon after. She married George Washington in 1759 and they made their home at Mount Vernon, Fairfox County, Virginia. She died in 1802. |
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... give you some ac- count of the engagement as it happened , within ten miles of the French Fort , on Wednesday , the 9th instant . 66 We marched to that place , without any con- siderable loss , having only now and then a strag- gler ...
... give you some ac- count of the engagement as it happened , within ten miles of the French Fort , on Wednesday , the 9th instant . 66 We marched to that place , without any con- siderable loss , having only now and then a strag- gler ...
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... give my love to Mr. Lewis and my sister ; and compliments to Mr. Jackson , and all other friends that inquire after me . " I am , most honored Madam , " Your most dutiful son . " † We learn from other sources of information , that the ...
... give my love to Mr. Lewis and my sister ; and compliments to Mr. Jackson , and all other friends that inquire after me . " I am , most honored Madam , " Your most dutiful son . " † We learn from other sources of information , that the ...
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... give you greater uneasiness than my going in an honor- * It need scarcely be said that this was the celebrated en- gagement in which Col. Washington gained so much honor , and the disastrous result of which was nearly averted by his ...
... give you greater uneasiness than my going in an honor- * It need scarcely be said that this was the celebrated en- gagement in which Col. Washington gained so much honor , and the disastrous result of which was nearly averted by his ...
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... give the smallest attention to the execution of her will ; nor , in- deed is much required , if , as she directs , no secu- rity should be given , nor appraisement made of her estate ; but that the same should be allotted to the ...
... give the smallest attention to the execution of her will ; nor , in- deed is much required , if , as she directs , no secu- rity should be given , nor appraisement made of her estate ; but that the same should be allotted to the ...
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... give Mrs. Washington's age , at the time of her death , as stated by Mr. S. , though it is sometimes repre- sented to have been still more advanced . We cannot better , or more suitably , close this chapter than by presenting our ...
... give Mrs. Washington's age , at the time of her death , as stated by Mr. S. , though it is sometimes repre- sented to have been still more advanced . We cannot better , or more suitably , close this chapter than by presenting our ...
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Page 106 - Oh ! young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broadsword he weapons had none, He rode all unarmed and he rode all alone. So faithful in love and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Page 244 - I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my country can inspire: since there is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...
Page 130 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But, as it has been a kind of destiny, that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.
Page 181 - I have not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life with a heartfelt satisfaction.
Page 36 - I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me.
Page 130 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Page xiii - Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life ; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found...
Page 106 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell!
Page 75 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Page 132 - ... undisturbed, I have, since I came to this place (for I had not time to do it before I left home) got Colonel Pendleton* to draft a will for me, by the directions I gave him, which will I now enclose. The provision made for you in case of my death will, I hope, be agreeable. I shall add nothing more, as I have several letters to write, but to desire that you will remember me to your friends, and to assure you that I am, with the most unfeigned regard, my dear Patsy, your affectionate, &c.