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Tag Archives: General George Washington
Eliza Monroe Hay, the Irony of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings The Monroe years 1817-25, are commonly referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” with fair reason. The country was at peace, following a military and economic misery known as the War of 1812. The … Continue reading
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The Miracle of Dorchester Heights 1775-6
It was pivotal. It was bold. It was a colonial victory. It was never a battle. Boston, Massachusetts There is little doubt that Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. In the 1760s, when Great Britain began imposing various … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, British General William Howe, Dorchester Heights, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Fort Ticonderoga, General George Washington, George Washington, Henry Knox, history, King George III, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Battle of Bunker Hill, the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Tea Party, the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, The siege of Boston
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Georges Washington Lafayette: Godson
The Family Lafayette The Marquis Gilbert (plus a slew of middle names) Motier de Lafayette was born in 1757, into one of the wealthiest aristocratic families in France. Orphaned as a toddler, he became a ward of the King, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne deLafayette, Ambassador James Monroe, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Wahsington, Georges Washington Lafette, history, Lafayette and the French Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Reign of Terror, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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George Washington: The Trouble With Mama
Prof. Emeritus Peter Henriques says it perfectly: Complicated, Very Complicated GW: The Humiliation In 1781, General George Washington received a confidential letter from his old friend Benjamin Harrison V, then-Governor of Virginia. The Governor had quietly advised Washington, who at … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, First President George Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington father Augustine, George Washington siblings, George Washington sister Betty Lewis, GW Mother Mary Ball Washington, history, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, relationship between George Washington and his mother, US history, VA Governor Benjamin Harrison V
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George Washington and Lafayette: The Gifts
The orphaned boy and a childless father. The Orphaned Boy Gilbert de Motier, with a long string of additional names, but primarily the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), was orphaned as a toddler, and inherited a huge estate in Auvergne, France. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Battle of Brandywine, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, Georges Washington Lafayette, history, Lafayette, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The Battle of Yorktown, the key to the Bastille, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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Martha Washington, Lucy Knox and Kitty Greene: Revolutionary Pals
In late fall, 1775, Martha Washington joined her husband in Cambridge, MA. The Continental Army General It was never a secret that the bonds of affection between the American Colonies and Great Britain, the mother country, had been fraying for … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Catharine Littlefield Greene, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, General Henry Knox, General Nathaniel Greene, George Washington, history, Kitty Greene, Lucy Flucker Knox, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Revolutionary War, US history
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James Monroe, The Decorator
Nothing in James Monroe’s upbringing indicated his latent taste in the decorative arts. JM: Orphaned Boy James Monroe (1758-1831), Virginia born to a middle class planting family, was orphaned by the time he was 16. Into that parentless breach stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Early White House decor, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady History, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, General George Washington, Governor THomas Jefferson, history, James Monroe, James Monroe in Europe, Monroe home Ash Lawn, Monroe Plateau, Monroe uncle Joseph Jones, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Madison, President James Monroe, Presidential daughter Eliza Monroe Hay, Presidential history, The burning of Washington in 1814, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House decor, White House history
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Abigail Adams: Tea With the General
Mrs. A. The Outspoken Most historians concur that Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) was a woman far ahead of her time. Born to a Congregationalist minister and his better-pedigreed wife, the Smiths were well regarded and middle class; certainly not wealthy … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams opinion about George Washington, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, John Adams early relationship with George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Presidential history, US history
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The Death of Jack Custis
Martha’s Kids In 1750, eighteen year old Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis, twice her age, and one of the wealthiest planters in Virginia. They had sincerely liked each other, and the marriage was happy for seven years. Then Daniel … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Daniel Parke Custis, Eleanor Calvert, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General Charles Cornwallis, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis, Jack Custis Washington, Martha Custis, Martha Custis children, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington son Jack Custis, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The children of Jack Custis, The Revolutionary War, US history, Washington stepson Jack Custis
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George Washington: A Tale of Two Christmases
Christmas Celebrations Circa 1770 Christmas celebrations have been around for centuries. In the 18th century American Colonies, particularly in the South, people decorated their houses with home made wreaths of pine boughs and cones, ribbons and vegetation. It was usually more … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial Christmas celebrations, Emanuel Leutze painting, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, John Trumbull painting, King George III, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The Battle of Trenton, The Continental Congress in Annapolis, The Revolutionary War, The surrender at Yorktown, The Treaty of Paris, Thomas Mifflin, US history, Washington crosses the Delaware
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