Courtship and Marriage of Martha Custis Washington
A nostalgic tale recounts Martha Custis's path to marriage with George Washington. It highlights their courtship during a Virginia ball at Chamberlayne’s estate, their minuet dancing, and their wedding at the White House era home in Virginia on January 6, 1769, with a grand ball and reception that followed.
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Martha Custis
Martha ‘Washington
White House
Virginia
Williamsburg
Jack and
The
Besh Stalts
United States
Chamberlayne
George Washington
Washington Arrives at Cambridge and Takes Command
Illustrious stranger General George Washington arrives in Cambridge on July 2 1775 accompanied by mounted attendants and soon takes command of the American army at the training field on July 1 his nomination is confirmed by Congress Washington declines pay and travels with an escort to Cambridge selecting a Watertown Road mansion as his headquarters for eight months during the siege of Boston Longfellow’s future home hosts his office and study while Franklin’s Boston legacy is noted by the Globe.
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Cambridge
George Washington
Old Cambridge
Washington
Continental Congress
Boston
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Congress
Braddock
New York
Bunker HN
Watertown Rand
John Vagsell
England
Longfellow
Gorden Street
Warvard College
Acton Minutemen
Concord Bridge
Bunker Hill
Ticonderoga
Ethan ‘Allen
Colonial’ Congress
Philadelphia
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Ennis i
America
United States
Impressions of Gen Washington by Niemcewicz in Mount Vernon visit
A Polish poet friend recalls his June 1798 encounter with George Washington at Mount Vernon. He describes the general as noble and commanding, notes Washington’s courtesy and dignity, and recounts a warm exchange with Martha Washington. The diary entry situates Washington amid Cambridge and Boston landmarks, with reflections on early American leadership and the elm where he took command.
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George Washington
Kosciusko
Niemcewicz
General Washington
Mount Verabr
America
Mr. Law
Europe
Tariffs and Prices Debate on Beef Coal Duties and Reciprocity
A Boston Transcript discussion argues against tariff tinkering on beef and coal. It notes that repeal would not lower prices, cites supply issues and monopoly myths, and warns reciprocity would favor some industries over others while increasing lobbying power. It quotes Andrew Carnegie praising the fathers policy and equal justice.
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House of Representatives
Committee On
Ways and Means
Senate
Congress
Faneuil Hall
Free Trade League
Beef Trust
Canada
Boston
Boston Transcript
Tariff League reports 1902 progress and 1903 aims
The eighteenth annual meeting of the American Protective Tariff League met January 15 1903 at 135 West Twenty Ninth Street. Treasurer W P Wakeman shows receipts 38432 27 disbursements 36888 91 cash balance 2043 36. Members urged annual contributions of 60. Officers elected Charles A Moore president Augustus G Paine first vice president Joseph W B Thropp second vice president Wilbur F Wakeman treasurer and general secretary. Executive committee includes William Barbour Frank W Cheney Franklin Murphy David L Einstein and W Draper. A Paine offered a reciprocal treaty stance condemning reciprocity in competitive products.
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American Protective Tariff League
West Twentyninth Street
Tariff League
W. P. Wakeman
Charles A. Moore
Augustus G. Paine
Joseph WB. Thropp
Wilbur F. Wakeman
William Barbour
New Jersey
Frank W. Cheney
Connecticut
Franklin Murphy
David L. Einstein
New York
W. Draper
Massachuseets
League
Col
A. G. Paine
Tariff Reformers and Farmers Debate Protections
Helena Record quotes A and A Valentine praising tariff protections as benefiting all classes, arguing it shields American labor from pauper competition and supports producers against foreign rivals. The piece counters Oregonian claims that Eastern manufacturers press for reciprocity and free hides or wool, stating no such corporations demand duty cuts.
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Oregonian
East
The
Helena
Mont
Tariff Reform Debate Warns Against Sudden Overhaul
Philadelphia Tuquiver reports Gov Cummins of Town arguing that tariff revision should be approached with caution and not forced. He says confidence suffers with upheaval, some schedules may be improved quietly, but a general revision is not wanted as it risks business disruption despite the Dingley bill's benefits.
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Guv. Cummins
Philadelphia
Will it drop tea prices after duty cut?
A reader letter from Littie Walls in the Journal and Courier questions the claimed immediate 16 cent per pound drop in tea prices following the January 1 removal of the 10 cent a pound duty. The writer challenges free trade Democrats to confirm if lower costs will follow.
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Free Trade Democratic
Littie Walls
Journal and Courier
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Boston Globe
Martha Washington
Shepard Memorial
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William EB. Russell
Cambridge Common
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Hingham
War Department
Henry Knox
Continental Army
Lincoln Ag
Society of the Cincinnati
Lemuel Adams
John. Handock
Gen. Kosciusko
New England
Mount Vernon
Webard Che
A&a Valentine
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