The Mother of Washington and the First Congress
A long illustrated narrative blends Washingtons youth with his education and early love life, the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and portraits of Henry and Pendleton. It notes Washingtons practical schooling, early bashfulness with women, and his later role alongside Adams and others in shaping American liberty.
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George
Sir Mathew Hale
Mary Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington
Fredericksburg
Lower Ferry
Rappahannock
Irving
Lawrence
Philadelphia
Patrick Henry
Edmund Pendleton
Henry
Pendleton
Congress
Carpenter’s Hall
Georgia
John Adams
Beering
America
Stanjas by Mary R Clark Poem
A devotional poem by Mary R Clark reflects on sorrow and faith. It envisions acceptance of divine will amid mourning and the belief in reunion after life's end. The verse contemplates enduring longing, trust in God, and the hope of eternal life beyond earthly trials.
Poem on a Blue-Bell Gift to a Goat Girl
A gentleman walking in fields with a lady picks a blue bell and writes a verse. He presents the flower with a compliment claiming the girl is heavenly. The lady responds that she looks blue, hinting at the color and tone of the exchange.
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Harry
Buffalo
Albany
Wisconsin
Iowa Gazette
Davis County
Joan Fees
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ApveRtist Inc
John N. Miles
J. D. James
Exchange Building
L. T. Parmlee
Water Street
Carver House
Warren
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow
P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Waterst
P. Glennlw
Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Gilman Merrill
Notary Public
Water St
Warren, Pa
Lewis Arnett
Exchange
Warren, Warren Co
Pennsylvania
D. M. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Paxey Dry Goods
Sugar Grove
Warren Co
A. E. Hall & Co
Carver
Water St. Warre
Hazeltine & CO
G. W. Hazeating
C.w.rat.aibun
Breeze Point
Sebastian Speidel
George Sailor
Variety Hall
Warren Pa
Benjamin Nesmith
Court Horse
Mead
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Diamond Sts
Warren County
Janis
Gero. W. Heap
E. M. Pierce
Third
Hickory Streets
Deale
G.H. Ames
Seddle
Benson & Co
J. L. Kapple
Watson & Rogers
Pittsfield
James L. Acocks
ORR & Henry
Indiana
Harry G
Emily B
Larry
Figuer
Miss B
Paris
Susette
Aate
California
Jerusalem
Nerely
Mary
T. W. Higginson
Worcester
West Brookfield
Henry Blackwell
Lucy Stone
Massa
Black
Erie
Allegheny Reservation
Olean Journal
Stanjas
Mary R. Clark
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