Washington at Mount Vernon A Viriginian Gentleman and Planter
The article portrays General Washington at Mount Vernon as a knowledgeable hunter and hospitable host who balanced plantation oversight with military duties. It notes his 9000 acre estate along the Potomac, his careful management of crops and slaves, and a story of thwarting British pillagers through strategic hospitality. It recalls visitors like Patrick Henry Lafayette and Light Horse Harry Lee and mentions his early tobacco prominence.
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Washington
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Patrick Henry
Harry Lee
Marquis de Lafayette
Witz
Lafayette Gift to Washington and the Bastille Key
The Marquis de Lafayette, commander of the French National Guard, sent Washington the Bastille key after its demolition with a pencil sketch of the fortress. Washington replied with thanks, noting Lafayette's role in liberty and the mutual respect between the two leaders. The key and sketch reside in Mount Vernon, attracting visitors as Washington relics.
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Marquis de T Lafayette
Bastille
Thomas Paine
London
Washington
Lafayette
Bastide
Lberty
Mount Vernon
Treasury of Washington
Carlyle
Atlantic
Jericho
Washington as Idealist to Skeptic of Public Virtue
The piece recounts Washington’s younger romance with Roman virtues and his later doubt about public virtue. He doubted whether any system could enforce obedience without coercion by the sovereign, a belief shared in confidences to Madison before the framing of the constitution.
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Washington
Madison
Washington Rebuke Underscores Civic Speech by Senator
In Washington the senator argues that while Washington was not a cynic he spoke sharp truth about churchgoing habits. He cites his line on church feasts and fasts noting they are well kept while neglecting the poor. The remark targets a type of churchgoer and reflects enduring concerns about social duty.
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Washington
Indiana Youths Tour Washington State capitol trip account
Walter Whitman recounts a January Washington trip with Indiana youths. The group visits Union Station Capitol Washington monuments museums the Lincoln tomb Mt Vernon and the White House while meeting officials and attending events including Billy Sunday
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Washington
Sullivan
Indianapolis
State House
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
West Virginia
Union Station
Benson
United States
Municipal
Department of Agriculture
Department
Indiana
Hendricks
Smithsonian Institute
Bureau of Fisheries
Congressional Botanical Gardens
Lincoln
Booth
Capitol
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Statuary Hall
Lew Wallace
Morton
Billy Sunday
Evangelist
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon
Potomac River
Mt. Vernion
Central Market
Library of Congress
Marshall
Red Cross
Pan American
Food’ Administration
Council of Defense
Corcoran
White House
Boquet
Mr. Brahany
Congress
BSA
Georgia Letter Remembers Grandmother Burnett in 1918
Glenville Georgia February 10 1918 C E Weir writes of family ties and gratitude to grandmother Burnett recalling her care during illness and old age while reflecting on lost loved ones. He recounts memories of Sullivan and local figures and notes Florida wintering with updates and nostalgia.
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Glenville
Sullivan Union
Grandmother Burnett
Mother Weir
Burnett
Sullivan Man Pens Florida Letter to Editor
A fragment from New Smyrna Florida dated February 12 shows Mr. R P White addressing the editor. The letter expresses a longing to share thoughts on reading the Union and related matters.
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Florida
New Smyrna
Fla
R. P. White
Real Estate Transfers Across Sullivan Townships
Real estate transfers across Cass Curry Go and Jefferson townships are listed with buyers, sellers, and prices. Notable entries include Thomas Springer to Mary C Allen for 70 acres and Aaron A. Graham to John Wesley Hunt for 60 acres, with coal exceptions noted in several deeds. A high school service flag presentation is announced for Friday February 22 with a tentative list of graduates and former students now in military service.
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Aaron A. Graham
John Wesley Hunt
Rebecca Bennett
Bertha A. Raley
City High School
Sullivan High School
Vance
Youngblood
Vanes
Paul Higbee
Emerson Krug
Maurice Nesbit
Roy Anderson
Ralph Daugherty
Lucian Fleming
Eugene Marlow
Maurice McGrew
Harold Shields
Lawrence Thompson
Lawrence Burton
Beryl Billman
Emil McCoy
Mervin Pittman
Wayne Reed
Fred Wowdermilk
John Harbaugh
Guy Wible
Lloyd Lang
Russell Thompson
Paul Miesenhelder
Hubert Botts
Ray St Clair
Homer Tate
Stanley Brown
Lex Arnett
Julian Pirtle
Paul Pirt
LICKSKILLET ITEMS From The Bloomington Star
In Bloomington the town notes a dry spell for ten years with humor about Deacon Ebbersole’s gin habit. The storekeeper expands Perunz on cash and carry. Rev Perkins preaches amid a dog’s disturbance, and Aunt Sally Hawkins is indisposed after prayer meetings.
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Perkins
Sally Hawkins
Si Plum
Jim Spivins
Kansas City
Tulip
Greene County
Zeb Hawkins
Shears & Hoebuck
Bascombe
Jim Oliver
Hardshell
Zeke Stubbins
Dick Bledsoe
Gosport
Preacher Perkins
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Walker Brodie
Dick Hardesty
Mr. Wise
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Ike Brown
Grant
Colfax
M. F. Willis
PRICE
Sherman
Sullivan County
Cass
Jas. Reeves
Oliver Reeves
Raymond Bar
Wolfe
W. P. Whitsett Coal & Coke Co
Curry Township
Grover C. Drake
Jos
Lizzy M. Snider
Go Township
Thos
Haddon
Wim. F. Sproatt
Jas. K.sproatt
Tilghman Ogle
Jesse M. Knotts
Hamilton
Lola Bolinger
Gertrude Bailey
Samuel Conner
Walter F. Downes
Jefferson Township
Charlies Sage
Henry Delattre
Celina Delattre
Mary Viola Figg
Dessie Pearl
Overton
Carlisle
Grover W. Clayton
Dora A. Collins
Eliza Speakeast
Dosia Tadrick
Mary E. Ballew
Brenton
Dugger
Leon Satiaux
Victoria Sattiaux
Cen. Coal Co
Hymera
Joe Atkinson
Wm. Reed
Barnhart
Merom
Sarah A. Boone
John L
Alma V. Edwards
Springer
Shelburn
Cecil Chambers
Jessup F. Bolinger
Glenn’s Add Ex. Coal. Co
Adelia J. Buckley
Verne &. Buckley
Buckley
Bertha
A. Bailey
Thomas N. Crowley
Nwar
Benj. Bavis Et. al
Mary
Asrey
Mercer Beauchamp
Robert Carrithers
Lawrence Ford
Norval Harris
Beeson Hunt
Ralph Willis
Guy Boone
Geo. Hale
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