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 | | Washington does his part, steps right up, shakes that hand, flashes his smile. | | | Washington shakes his head; knows she's been saving the best for last. | | | Washington looks them over: a ragged trio, no hint of uniform, simple men. |
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http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/clarke/38/scripts/GeorgeWashington.txt
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| | George Washington, a Christian? - ChristianAnswers.Net |
| | Interestingly, Washington's own contemporaries did not question his Christianity but were thoroughly convinced of his devout faith--a fact made evident in the first-ever compilation of the The Writings of George Washington, published in the 1830s. | | | Is it necessary that any one should certify, "General Washington avowed himself to me a believer in Christianity?" As well may we question his patriotism, his heroic, disinterested devotion to his country. | | | To say that he [George Washington] was not a Christian would be to impeach his sincerity and honesty. |
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http://www.christiananswers.net/q-wall/wal-g011.html
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| | George Washington: The Soldier Through the French and Indian War |
| | Two hundred of Washington's Virginians were left as a garrison, and the expedition returned to Virginia. | | | The expedition was to be under Brigadier General Forbes, and Washington was to lead the Virginia troops, which had then been augmented to about 2,000. | | | George Washington had been so ill that on the march he had had to ride in one of the wagons, but was beside General Braddock at the time of the attack. |
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http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/george1.html
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| | Martha_Washington |
| | Washington became a hero in the eyes of Virginians. | | | Their bedroom, his death chamber, was sealed and Martha moved to small attic room where she could look on her husband’s grave. | | | But, she also believed that they waited because they had heard that upon his death and hers, they would be freed. |
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http://www.dianehoward.com/Martha_Washington.htm
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| | washingtonpost.com: Martha Stewart Scandal |
| | Martha Stewart To Leave Prison With New Image | | | Ink Expert Portrayed as Victim at Perjury Trial: Affair, Feud Claimed in Case Brought About by Prosecution of Martha Stewart | | | Out of Prison, Martha Stewart May Now Face A Tougher Trial |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/marthastewart
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| | Welcome to The American Presidency |
| | Brady, Patricia, Martha Washington: An American Life (Viking 2005). | | | Another useful primary document is The Last Will and Testament of George Washington | | | She wrote that she sometimes felt like a "prisoner" of her public role but also that she had been taught by the "great example" before her never to oppose her private wishes to the public will. |
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http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0410810-00&templatename=/article/article.html
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| | Martha Washington |
| | Upon his death, she closed the door to their bed chamber and moved herself to a tiny, plain garret chamber on the third floor of the mansion, directly over Nelly's bedroom. | | | Soon after he had left for New York, Patsy died at the age of 17. | | | Both he and Martha realized that he would be President by the beginning of 1789. |
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http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/martha.html
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| | Today in History: May 22 |
| | To preserve their privacy, Martha Washington burned all but two of the letters she and George exchanged during their forty years together. | | | Martha Washington, quoted in "Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731-1802," in The Presidents of the United States of America, | | | In the temporary U.S. capitals of New York and Philadelphia, she hosted lavish parties and receptions to match those given by the established governments of Europe. |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may22.html
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| | George Washington in Williamsburg |
| | The tall figure of George Washington on horseback, his large, strong hands on the reins, was well known in Williamsburg for three decades. | | | Meet the People : George Washington : George Washington in Williamsburg | | | After his marriage to the widow Martha Dandridge Custis, Washington spent his honeymoon in Williamsburg. |
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http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowash1.cfm
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| | George Washington's Penknife |
| | The claim to fame of this otherwise nondescript cutlery antique is that it was in the possession of George Washington for 56 years. | | | Following the death of his father in 1743, a young Washington, then only 11, went to live with his half-brother, Lawrence. | | | "So Washington's mother was convinced not to let George go." Though the details had been worked out and all preparations made, young George respected his mother's wishes, surrendered his commission, and returned to the study of mathematics and surveying. |
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http://www.gwmemorial.org/Collections/george_washingtons_penknife.htm
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| | First Ladies' Biographical Information |
| | Her maternal great-grandfather Rowland Jones (died, 1688) immigrated from Oxfordshire, England to Virginia. | | | She was honored as "Lady Washington," a public figure in her own right in ceremony and procession by local citizen groups, all of which was reported in the national newspapers. | | | Martha Washington's eight years as the first First Lady were extremely unpleasant to her personally, but she viewed it as duty to her husband and her country. |
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http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=1
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| | Martha Washington, the woman behind the name |
| | In a note from the watch's former owner, James D. Halyburton, he states, "You of the North have no idea of how many of the best homes of the Southern country were left entirely wrecked and how hard it has been for people to part with their heirlooms." | | | Washington went where his services were needed, and eventually, when his career and patriotism led him to his position as | | | Washington's Headquarters has several pieces of furniture actually in use when the Washingtons were there, including chairs and George Washington's desk. |
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http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2002/05/23/herron23.htm
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| | Martha Washington Dresser |
| | Its drawers and doors can be customized to suit your own needs bringing history to the present. | | | A Martha dresser compliments the George Washington Dresser. | | | his styled dresser was named after our nation's very first lady, Martha Washington. |
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http://www.delnero.com/early-american/martha-washington-dresser.html
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| | Martha Washington |
| | George had already become involved in local politics. | | | Martha Dandridge never dreamed she would become the first lady of a brand new country. | | | Martha was raised to be the first lady of the land. |
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http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_35_97.html
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| | Coin Maven - We sell gold, bullion, and rare coins. |
| | This web site was created by and is maintained by | | | The test designs were used because of "the technical avoidance by the government of forging their own coins before they were passed into law." | | | The Martha Washington/Mount Vernon dies were most recently used during metallurgical die trial testing for the Sacagawea dollar. |
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http://www.coinmaven.com/martha.html
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| | Martha Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Born near Williamsburg, Virginia, Martha ("Patsy") Dandridge was the eldest daughter of Virginia planter John Dandridge (1700–1756). | | | Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and therefore is seen as the first First Lady of the United States (although that title was not coined until after her death; she was simply known as "Lady Washington"). | | | She opposed his election as president of the newly formed United States of America, and refused to attend the inauguration (April 30, 1789), but gracefully fulfilled her duties as the official state hostess during their two terms. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Washington
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| | Martha Custis Washington |
| | Until she married Washington, she had never traveled beyond Virginia. | | | Washington called his wife by her childhood nickname, "Patsy." During the Revolutionary War, she traveled long distances to share his hardships. | | | She said she felt like a "state prisoner." Many people called her "Lady Washington." But Mrs. |
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http://www.worldbook.com/features/presidents/html/washington_martha.htm
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| | Martha Dandridge Custis Washington |
| | Washington had been commander of the First Virginia Regiment in the French and Indian War and had been elected a burgess representing Frederick County in 1758. | | | Although Martha remained at Mount Vernon when George went to Philadelphia as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, she often accompanied him to his headquarters during the war years. | | | Her grandfather Rowland Jones (Martha's great-grandfather) was the first rector of the newly formed Bruton Parish Church from 1674 until his death in 1688. |
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http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/bios/biomwash.cfm
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| | Martha Dandridge Custis Washington |
| | But when George Washington took his oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789, and assumed the new duties of President of the United States, his wife brought to their position a tact and discretion developed over 58 years of life in Tidewater Virginia society. | | | When his career led him to the battlegrounds of the Revolutionary War and finally to the Presidency, she followed him bravely. | | | At the President's House in temporary capitals, New York and Philadelphia, the Washingtons chose to entertain in formal style, deliberately emphasizing the new republic's wish to be accepted as the equal of the established governments of Europe. |
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http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/mw1.html
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| | Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington - The Story of Virginia |
| | Martha Washington then was age 64, the wife of the President, and near the end of her life. | | | Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington - The Story of Virginia | | | George Washington's social ascent was not only financed with her Custis fortune, but also took place with Martha by his side. |
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http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/mw.htm
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| | Africans in America/Part 2/Marriage Washington-Martha Custis |
| | Washington was a military hero with a promising career in politics. | | | In his final will, he stipulated that upon his wife's death the 125 slaves that he owned outright would be free. | | | His wife's slaves would be parceled out to her heirs according to the terms of her will. |
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| | George Washington's Mount Vernon - Marriage and Family |
| | George Washington was busy overseeing his lands and business ventures while taking an active role in Virginia politics and society. | | | As for their differences -- George Washington was more than a foot taller than his wife. | | | While they had no children of their own, the Washingtons raised Martha's two children. |
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http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/363
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| | USATODAY.com - Martha Washington: A surprising portrait |
| | Martha Washington seemed to detest public life when she became first lady in 1789. | | | But what she really thought about life with George Washington and her social and political influence remains shrouded in mystery. | | | "After 200 years, the real Martha Washington can be seen again," author Patricia Brady says. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2005-08-03-bchat-martha-washington_x.htm
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| | The First First Lady - Martha Washington - History |
| | While Martha did not try to influence presidential policy, she would intercede with financial support for veterans when she heard of one in need. | | | The first First Lady had a personal philosophy of life that, no doubt, served her well in performing her duties in the political world into which she was thrust after she married the first President, George Washington. | | | During the American Revolution she became known as “Lady Washington” as she worked to organize women who volunteered to help the army. |
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4041.asp
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| | George Washington |
| | Georgisms: The 110 Rules George Washington Wrote Down When He Was Fourteen-And Lived by All His Life | | | It is said of Washington he was "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen". | | | Young readers will be inspired as they learn how little George Washington grew up to become the "Father of His Country." This oversized book is beautifully illustrated. |
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http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdwash.htm
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| | EDSITEment - Lesson Plan |
| | This is an excellent opportunity to highlight key facts about George Washington, such as his role as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, his contribution to establishing the Constitution of the United States and his place in history as the first President of the United States. | | | Students may be particularly interested in the questions and answers about George’s family, his false teeth (with a link to a photograph of the teeth) and the celebration of his birthday. | | | Lesson 2: Who were George and Martha Washington? |
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http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=335
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| | "George and Martha Washington:Portraits from the Presidential Years" |
| | A study of his portraits enables us to see him from the perspective of his contemporaries, who regarded him as a man of proven virtues and leadership qualities. | | | Although Martha Washington was not as frequently portrayed as her husband, she played an important role in the commission of some of his portraits, and was the recipient of the gifts of portraits from artists who hoped for recognition or political favors in return. | | | In the late eighteenth century, portraits played a significant role in recalling a person's character as well as appearance, because it was believed that a person's face revealed his or her mental and emotional characteristics. |
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http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/gw/gwtry1.htm
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| | The Martha Washington Inn |
| | Their living room is the main lobby, and the grand stairway and parlors are today much as they were in yesteryear. | | | The Barter Theatre is today known as the longest-running professional resident theatre in America as well as the State Theatre of Virginia. | | | Martha Washington herself honored the school that bore her name, presenting the college with a delicate teacup and saucer which was protected by a bell jar on the mantle of the front parlor. |
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http://www.marthawashingtoninn.com/history_press.htm
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| | Welcome to The American Presidency |
| | She entertained dignitaries and presided graciously at formal receptions called "levees." But "Lady Washington," as some people called her, played no other role in public affairs. | | | Good-natured and unpretentious, 27-year-old Martha called her husband, who was 26, "Old Man." He called her "Patsy." Washington was a kind stepfather to her two children, whom he adopted. | | | She was happiest at Mount Vernon, where she and Washington retired after his presidency, enjoying their grandchildren and entertaining visitors. |
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http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=atb999b204&templatename=/article/article.html
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| | Fredericksburg.com - 'Martha Washington' hosts guests at Mount Vernon |
| | Martha Washington will be present to welcome the public to the home she shared with her husband, George. | | | Guests will see Mount Vernon as it would have been in 1797, after Washington's presidency. | | | Guests will be transported back in time to the year 1797, the year George and Martha Washington returned home after George Washington's presidency. |
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http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2003/112003/11272003/1176794
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| | Notable Women of Early America - Archiving Early America |
| | Characterized at the time as "the prettiest and richest widow in Virginia," she met Colonel George Washington in 1758. | | | During the war she visited him in camp-- sharing his honors, anxieties and hopes. | | | When she was seventeen years old, Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis, one of the wealthiest planters of eastern Virginia. |
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http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/washingtonm
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| | Martha Washington Cook Book MWC303 |
| | Handwritten by an unknown hand, in archaic "old English," there is evidence the recipe book had been in the Custis family for generations. | | | Later, Martha Custis became a widow and in 1759 she married Col. George Washington. | | | Washington was to become the Father of our country and its first President. |
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http://www.lillieross.com/martha303.html
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| | Martha Washington Graham |
| | She remembers these experiences with incredible detail in her interview. | | | Martha tells the story of going to the YWCA for cooking classes and being told she was "not wanted." After telling her parents and the Dunbar Center, the center added a cooking class to their many services. | | | She saw racism as a young child both at school and in the community. |
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http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/aawomen/women/graham/graham.html
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| | Martha Washington |
| | Later in her life she met a man by the name of George Washington. | | | Martha was only 26 years old when he died. | | | She was a good first lady, not to mention she was the first one so I hope you liked my report. |
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| | HistoryLink Essay: Martha Washington School |
| | Washington State Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation | | | Smith had been active on and off the bench as an advocate for troubled youth. | | | In 1957, the state of Washington assumed control of the school and operated it until 1971, when it closed. |
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http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_ID=3117
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| | Martha Washington Died |
| | Martha Washington was 27 years old and a widowed mother of two when she married George Washington in 1759. | | | She was also one of the wealthiest women in Virginia, having inherited some 15,000 acres of farmland from her deceased husband, Daniel Parke Custis. | | | After an eventful and varied life, Martha Washington died on May 22, 1802, of a severe fever. |
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http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_martha_1.html
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| | Seattle Parks and Recreation: Martha Washington Park |
| | In 1957, the State of Washington took over the site, and the grounds were sold to the City in 1972. | | | The property changed hands several times until Everett Smith, who was later to serve for 22 years on the Superior Court, purchased it in 1889. | | | More Park history is now available from the files of Don Sherwood, 1916-1981, Park Historian |
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http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/martha.htm
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| | Martha Washington |
| | This piece was struck by the Martha Washington Dime Dies. | | | The evolving story about the Martha Washington Dies, test strikes and the discovery of these pieces is among the most interesting Numismatic stories in decades. | | | This Martha Washington Test Piece might have been used to test the new copper-zinc planchets for the U.S. Mint. |
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http://www.coinresource.com/guide/exhibit/martha_washington_quarter.htm
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| | Some are but memories handed down, some are based on original fact, and some, perhaps, have been embellished upon throughout the years. | | | Many of The Martha Washington Innâs most poignant legends evolved during the Civil War. | | | In love with a Martha girl and fearing the dangers he faced, the young man crept up a secret stairway to bid his sweetheart goodbye. |
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http://www.wusatv9.com/unexplained/unexplained_article.aspx?storyid=34112
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| | Martha Washington |
| | This is the only existing likeness of Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart. | | | Martha Washington defined her role as first lady as one of serving as the country's hostess. | | | She held a "drawing room" every Friday during her husband's two-term presidency. |
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http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/hall2/marthas.htm
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| | Martha Washington - Wikiquote |
| | I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else, there is certain bounds set for me which I must not depart from... | | | Martha Washington at the Official White House site | | | Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 21, 1731 - May 22, 1802) Wife of George Washington |
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martha_Washington
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| | Martha Washington |
| | Washington first met her in Mar., 1758, lost no time in proposing, and was just as quickly accepted. | | | They had no children of their own, but John Parke Custis had four, and after John's death Washington adopted the youngest two, Eleanor Parke Custis and George Washington Parke Custis, whose daughter married Robert E. Lee. | | | More Head Wind for Martha: As investigators run out of patience, the diva of domesticity may be ordered to testify in Washington.(Martha Stewart faces charges of insider trading)(Brief Article) |
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http://www.infoplease.com/id/A0851535
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| | Tudor Place : Historic House and Garden |
| | Tudor Place brings to life the cultural and social history of over 180 years of the Peter family and is the only historic site in Washington that remains largely intact. | | | Washington by Samuel Fraunces of Fraunces Tavern in New York, and one of only two existing letters from George to Martha Washington. | | | Tudor Place is fortunate to have been in the same family for almost 180 years. |
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http://www.tudorplace.org/about.html
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| | The Shadowlands: Famous Hauntings |
| | The Martha Washington Inn, in Abingdon, Virginia, hosts a number of ghosts left over from the Civil War. | | | The church then founded the Martha Washington College for young ladies on its premises. | | | Built in 1832 by Congressman General Francis Preston, the house passed into the hands of the Methodist Church upon his death two years later. |
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http://theshadowlands.net/famous/martha.htm
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| | Martha Washington |
| | She probably organized a small birthday party for him (he turned 45 that year) in which they had a very simple dinner (it was the week of the worst famine at Valley Forge). | | | Why was the famous picture of George Washington unfinished? | | | Martha was even noted at one point to use thorns instead of pins on her clothes. |
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http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/youasked/054.htm
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| | American Presidents: Life Portraits |
| | • Founding of Washington D.C. Washington and the Virginia Aristocracy | | | • George Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously. | | | Birthplace: George Washington Birthplace National Monument: Popes Creek Plantation |
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http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/gwashington.asp
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| | J2185 |
| | The following metallurgical trial piece was struck in 1999. | | | James Halsey, president of IDX Inc., said numerous samples in different alloys bearing the Martha Washington obverse and Mount Vernon reverse dies - special designs used for experimental coinage - were shipped to IDX for testing. | | | It uses the Martha Washington design first used in 1965 on J2101/P2081, J2116/P2082 and J2134/P2083 to test the golden colored manganese brass coated planchets which would later be used for the Sacagawea dollar. |
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http://uspatterns.com/uspatterns/marwasdesons.html
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| | Before there was Martha Stewart...there was Martha Washington. |
| | This cake was made by the Mount Vernon curatorial staff who followed the original recipe very closely. | | | This recipe has been adapted to modern measurements from Marthas Washington's own recipe. | | | Before there was Martha Stewart...there was Martha Washington. |
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http://mind-site.com/martha
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