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Page 294
... Mount Vernon brand ultimately attained such a reputation that he was buying outside wheat . Later , when President , he set up a distillery where whiskey was made from " Rye chiefly and Indian corn in a certain proportion . " It was so ...
... Mount Vernon brand ultimately attained such a reputation that he was buying outside wheat . Later , when President , he set up a distillery where whiskey was made from " Rye chiefly and Indian corn in a certain proportion . " It was so ...
Page 301
... Mount Vernon , including two thousand acres of farm land , the mill and the distillery , were left jointly to another nephew and that nephew's wife who was a granddaughter of Mrs. Washington . A grandson of Mrs. Washington received ...
... Mount Vernon , including two thousand acres of farm land , the mill and the distillery , were left jointly to another nephew and that nephew's wife who was a granddaughter of Mrs. Washington . A grandson of Mrs. Washington received ...
Page 327
... Mount Vernon . He was not allowed to rest in peace . So soon as war with France appeared probable , there was a universal demand that he head the American army . He finally consented on condition he was to be allowed to remain at Mount ...
... Mount Vernon . He was not allowed to rest in peace . So soon as war with France appeared probable , there was a universal demand that he head the American army . He finally consented on condition he was to be allowed to remain at Mount ...
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