Washingtonancestry and memorials to Washingtons birthplace
Excerpt from Memorials of Washington recounts Francis Rennoch sonnet on Washington and praises his legacy. It details Sharples inscription, Tavistock Square home, John Washington’s Virginia migration, the Northamptonshire Brington church memorials, and ties to the U.S. flag. The piece notes Edward Spencer’s protection of memorials and locates the Washington cradle in Northamptonshire with country description.
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Washingtons
Little Brington
Northamptonshire
England
Althorp Park
Spencers
John Washington
Virginia
George Washington
Lawrence Washington
John
Brington
Cromwell
Edward Spencer
Brington Church
Sir John Washington
Yorkshire
Internal foes of Washington shaping the American cause
The article argues Washington faced internal enemies within the patriot ranks as fiercely as Britain, noting jealousies, mutinies, and personal ambition among officers. It compares 1770s leadership challenges to later Civil War politics, and describes Washington's restraint and mind for leadership beyond battlefield tactics.
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Arnold
Washington
Long Island
Connecticut
White Plains
Newburg
Ancient Washington home guards its cherished heronry
The old Washington residence will host a long established heronry known to Lawrence Washington's sons William John and Lawrence. The English herons and rooks defend their sites like wary landholders, even resisting a move to a nearby spinney until a head keeper removed the nests and forced a return to the original site.
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Washingtons
Lawrence Washington
William
John
Lawrence
Herons
Rooks
England
William the Conqueror
Washington as Book Agent and Master of Dignified Receptions
A column argues Washington was an indefatigable book canvasser who educated the country by pushing sales, then contrasts his stiff era receptions with modern presidential displays. It describes his 1789 English coach, the white chariot, and his formal greeting method, noting his disdain for a third term.
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Cleveland
Washington
Grant
Lincoln
England
Philadelphia
Portraits of Washingtons Mother and Hatchet in Historic Color
A discussion of Maj. Walter’s Memoirs of Washington confirms a rare portrait of Martha Washington exists painted by Middleton and repaired after damage en route to Philadelphia. The piece notes Washington’s pride in the image, its preservation by the Cary family, and its use in illustrating the first authentic view of Martha. The article also recounts the famed hatchet and cherry tree lore, describing the hatchet’s exaggerated size, the nails mending its blade, and local testimonies on its authenticity. It includes details of George Washington’s birthplace and the first monument at his cradle site.
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Gen. Washington
Maj. Walter
Washington
Scribners
New York
Middleton
Philadelphia
Sharples
Mount Vernon
England
Bird
Mary
Charles Carter
Cary
Grant
Autotype Company
London
George, Mary
Martha Washingon
Mace ‘Ball
Virginia Sera
Augustine Washington
Virginia
Westmoreland County
Potomac River
George Washington
George
Washington’s unusual love of Bristol pickled tripe
Dramatic tale recounts George Washington ordering Bristol pickled tripe from Cary & Co. and noting his fondness for the delicacy. A playful letter shows Washington requesting four more jars in wicker baskets, shipped from Bristol, reflecting personal tastes beyond his public image.
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Washington
James
George Washin
London
Ana Una
Bristol
England
New York
Massachusetts
Cary & Co
Cary
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Longfellow
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Rose Kingsley
Coriolanus
Republic
Carolinas
America
Colonial Congress
Congress
New England
Charles T
Burr
Gates
Lee
Ward
King George
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Stonewall Jackson
Boston
East River
Martha Washington
Yellowstone
Rosert J. Beeoerrs
Clark
C Street
France
Bishop Meade
New Orleans
Capt
Ben Richardsa
Harlem
Washington’s First Monument
George W. P. Custis
West
Byron
Valley Forge
Hatchet
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