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H w etw 3 et w M > Y Y.a _ .a a . ri riIn In the Gardens at Mount Vernon the Tomb Tombof of Washington . 4By 4By 4 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSONURING WATSONURING URING the year just lust passed p.lssed plssed . the vari vnrl varl- varl varlD varlous various . - ous ceremonies connected with the theWashIngton theWashington theWashington D WashIngton bi centennial centennl'll centennlll centennlil ' celebration celebrationhave celebrationhave celebrationhave have revived reived relived re\ re \ ived In the memories of o ( all allAmeru.ans allAmericans allAmericans Ameru.ans Ameruans Americans : . our debt to "The The " FatherA ratherf rather ratherof ratherof of His Country CountrJ " " Monuments and andmemon'll andmeinori'tls and7 f memonils memon'll memonll meinori'tls meinoritls ' ' < ; of at all kinds 1lnds , , , mmes n\mes n mes nimes ' \ ot of ottowns oftowns of't oft ' towns cities , , counties , , a state andthe andthe and the capital of the nation all serve serveto serveto serveiy ' [ to remind us of Washington , , the thesoldier thesoldier theIlllmitf soldier l1101 * ' . , the statesmin stateSm'lD stateSmlD statesm'tn statesmtn ' ' , . the President PresidentjiUlile&L PresidentjiUlileL , & the first American , the \ world orld figure figurenut figureBut figureBut nut But for all of the thebe these e he rem remnlns remains 1lns < In our minds mindssomething mindssomething mindssomething something of a dim and legcndiry legend1ry legendary fapure hgure tgure , the thetype thetype thetype type of person personho \ho ho "ho ssho " < \ Is just outside the realm realmof realmof realmof of our e'CperlencePerhaps ecperlenceI'erhaps experience e'Cperlence eCperlence experiencePerhaps ' Perhaps I'erhaps Ierhaps ' the best bestiy ss " \\iy iy \ \ 'lY lY iy ' to get an adequite adequ'lte adequlte adegwtte ' Idea Ideaof ideaof Ideaof of Washington , the man , the hum hunnn tiumin 1n < being , and andto andto andto to dispel some of the awe which surrounds surround'i surroundi ' an anImmortal animmortal anImmortal Immortal Is to piy p'1y p1y pay ' a alslt \lslt lslt sisit \ Islt to his be'1 be1 beiutlful beautiful ' utlful e'5tnte e5tnte estate estateMount ' , , Mount Vernon on the Potomac river , , Vlr/Inla Vlr Inla Virginia Virginia.The VirginiaThe / ; . The hi hl&tory hltory history & tory of \ Mount l\lount l lount Vernon goes back bach to the themiddle themiddle themiddle middle of the Se\ Se Ses Se\enteenth Se enteenth Seenteenth \ enteenth century In 1G57 10)7 107 1627 : ) or or105S or1G5S 105S 1653 a certain John Wishlngton W'l8hlngton Wl8hlngton Washington ' . , , \ who ho had h1d hid been beena beenn n a Cavalier In rnglind rnghnd during the Cromwellian CromwellianperIod Cromwellianperiod Cromwelllanperiod perIod , with Ills his brotlicr brother Lawrence cro crossed sed the theAtInntic theAtlantic theAtlantic AtInntic Atlantic to Vlr Virginia Vrinia ) ? lnla , the refuge of so miny m'lny mlny many ' Roy noy Roy- Royalists Royalists . - alists nIists during the Puritan Purlwn Puritnn regime In Englind Enghnd England EnghndJohn EnglandJohn EnglindJohn John Waslilngton Wachlngton Washington , made mnlle his home at Popes PopesCred PopesCreek PopesCreek Cred Creek > : In Westmorcland Westmoreland county and nnd there mar marrted married , ried rted Ann Pope In 1G71 1071 1671 I lord ord Culpeper sold a aI agrant agrant agrant I grant of 5000 acres on the \ tte&t ttet west e & t bink b1nk of the theI thePotom'lC thePotomac thePotomic I Potom'lC PotomlC Potomac ' rl\ rl river rler riser \ er , , about 15 miles below what shat \ hat isnow Is IsI Isnow Isnow I now the District of ot ColuiolIa Columhla Columbia ) , , to Nichol-is Nichol is Nlchohs Nicholas - Spen Spencer Spencer Spencer cer and flnd John W'1shIn W1shIn Wishington 1Vishington ' ton and nod on ) tint th'1t th1t hit ' tr'lct trlct tract tr'lctJohn tractJohn tnctJohn ' John Waslilngton Wn'5hlngton Wn5hlngton Washington ' built his home ( now kno.n knon known kno.nas knownas knownas , , . as Wakeneld Walefield Wakefield , ) at llrld Bridges es Creek CrLCl . , , about nbout a mile milefrom milefrom milefrom from the Pope home . . He lIe S'IW SIW s'tw stw s ' w some military militaryservIce militaryservice militaryservice servIce against nalnst , ; the Indlins Indhns nnd and held the rnnk rank rnnkot rankof rankof ot of colonel colonl1 He lived the life of . ci .l l a gentleman gentlemanpl.tnter gentlemanplanter gcutlcmanplanter pl.tnter pltnter planter . for tn twenty enty years ye'lrs yelrs ' , , death comln coming In 1G77 1077 1G77.His 1G77His . Bls His son Lawrence La\uence La uence Lassrence \ wn wab was the grnn grandfather r'lther rlther ' of ot the the1l1uctrIous theillustrious theIllustrious 1l1uctrIous illustrious ; GeorgeAugustine GeorgeAugustine George GeorgeAugustine Augustine , son don on of Lawrence , . married t\VILt- t VILt twice tVILtnnd twittand \ - , , nnd and at Ills his death de'1th de1th ' , In 1743 , left a " widow "fclow fclow and andseven andseven andBOTen seven children There had h'ld hld hid ' been three other cbil chll chlldren cbildren cblldren dren , . four by the first Orct ; marriage marrl'1ge marrl1ge marrlige ' and six sIt sir : bv by the thesecond thesecond thesecond second Lawrence La\HenCe La HenCe Lassrence \ first born of Augustine by his hisflrft hisfirst hisflr&t hisflrt flrft first & , wife , , . Jane .Tune Tune June nutler Butler , . Inherited the estate soon soonto soonto soonto to be known hnO\vn hnO vn \ us IlS as Mount Vernon George GE'orge ' , , first firstot firstof firstof ot of the five surslsing sunl\ln sunl ln sun 1\ 1 \ 1Ing \ Ing children chlldrpn childrrn bom born to AUll1stlne Augustine Augustineby AUll1stlneby ; by his se second .on on < . ( ] wife wire \ Mary 1\1'lry 1 1'lry 1lry Miry ' Ball UaIi Bali , , Inherited an nn es- es estate es estate - tate tnte In Stafford county conntv , . Va , , nearly ne'1rly ne1rly neirly ' opposite oppositeFre oppositeFredericksburg oppositeFrcderlcksbiirg Fre Fredericksburg erlchcblIr ; , In which estate est3te , howc\ howc howc\cr howc cr howcer howeser \ er , his hismother hismother hismother mother had h'1d h1d hid ' an ' adrnlnlstrathe 'ldrnlnlctrath ldrnlnlctrath idrninistrallse ; e Interest dl1rln during duringhis duringhis his minoriti minority mlnorlt , ns as Indeed Ineleed she had In the estate estates estatesof estatebof of her other chlIllrenGCi childrenGeorge children chlIllren childrenGeorge GCi George > rJe w wjs W.1S W1S . is born horn on rdrunr rcbruari rcbrunry ) 22 , 1732 17:12 1712 : ( nc ac nccording according nccording cording to th tlip the ( ' so called new bt\ bt btIe stile i > t\le t le \ Ie of calen calendar calendar calendar dar ) . , on his father fathers s plantation phntntlon at Brlcl Bridges BridgesCreek BridgesCreek es esCreek Creek , . In the tbe 1) 1 p pirisli ) Irish irlsla of'n of \\'n 'n n \ Washington IVashlnton \ ' hlnton , . ? ( now nowWnkdh.ld now1Vakctlcld nowWakttltid Wnkdh.ld Wnkdhld 1Vakctlcld . ) , . , WestmorU Westmord Westmorcl lOd and nd county conntv , Va In the thenet thenext thenext net next " { year yenr his hl'J hlJ ' fattier f'1ther f1ther filler ' built bunt < . a , brick barn harn on his hisnuntln hishunting hisHunting nuntln hunting ( ' ( Creek 'nel nel 'reek reek ' , UIol1nt ( Mount Vernon Yernon ) property 11roperty , , nnr and andin andIn } In 1715 1T15 or a n little ' earlier C'lrller Clrller ' , , seems to have erected erecteda a d\\ d dwelling dclllng \ clllng house nl al&o alo also & o , , for the record shows 8ho\8 8ho 8 \ " ' that George " Washington "ashlngton ashlngton l\ashington l ashington \ h\ed h ed 11cd hsed 11\ 11 \ \ cd a few of his child chlld child- childhood childhood . - hood years ears e'lrs elrs ' there He was W'lS WlS wis ' about eight Sears ; } ears old oldwhen oldwhen oldwhen when the family took up re residence ! > ldence on the Stif- Stif Stifford Staf St'lt Stlt Stafford ' - . ford county estate est1te estite which George Inherited In In1743 1743 His father ss " was 1S is a man m'tD mtD ' of landed wealth wealthand , nnd and evidently e\IdentIy e IdentIy esidently \ enterprising enterprlsIn He lie made m3de everal several severaltrading severaltrading everaltrading trading Vo voyages voaes ; } aes " , ( , to England Cngland Dngland , sent his two eldest eldestsons eldestsons eldestsons sons , , I lawrence r'l\HenCe r'l rl HenCe iwrence ' \ and 'lod lod ' Augustine ( Austine ) , , to toschool toschool toschool school in England Cngland Dngland , , proOted profited by the sale of Iron Ironore ironore Ironore ore deposits on his Stafford county estate est'lte estlte ' to a asmeltIng asmelting asmelting smeltIng company and the carrying c'lrrying clrrying c'irrying cirrying ' ' of C'lrgoes Clrgoes C'lrgoesof c cargoesof ' trgoes trgoesof of pig Iron to Cn DnglindAll England Dnglind EnglandAll hnd hndAll All of the children chl1dren of ot Augustine Augl1stlDe Washln Washlnton Washlntonreceh Washingtonrecehed . ; , ton tonreceised receh receised ed a good Inheritance , but Inasmuch In1smuch as asthe asthe asthe the Hunting Creek estate est'1te est1te ' was bequeathed beque'1thed beque1thed bequeithed ' to tothe tothe tothe the eldest elde.bt eldebt . son Lawrence . , It seems likely li1ely { that thattheir thattheir thattheir their father looked upon It as his bls princIpal princIpalest3te principalestate principalestate est3te estate , though he lived on the rrederlchcburg rrederickshurg rrederlchcburgphntatlon rrederickshurgplantation rredcricksburgplantation ; phntatlon plantation I awrence Washington W'lshlngton Wlshlngton Wisliington ' served . as J.S JS a acaptam acaptain acaptain captam captain under Admiral Vernon In the expedi expedi- e expedition expedition " < ped [ - . tion tlon against Cartaeua Cnrt'lena Cnrtlena Cartiena ' , ; ? , ; , In 17-10 17 10 1740 - , and nnd ne\ ne ne\er ne er neer never \ er re recovered recovered recovered covered from the eftccts eftects effects of ot that brief c'Impalgn cImpalgn campaignthough ' , , though death dC'lth dClth de'tth detth ' ' dl did not come to him until another anothertwelve anothertwelve anothertwelve twelve years 5 J ears had h1d hid passed Lord Fairfax ralrfa"t ralrfat ralrfax " , , whose whoseestate \ whoseestate hose hoseest'Ite est'Ite estIte estate ' adjoined tliat that of the Washlngtons Washingtons , , "as as ssas "asalso ssasalso " wasalso also ' at 'lt lt it Cartagenand Cartagena Cartagen\ Cartagen Cartageni ' \ , and thIsIr this \\Ir Ir scar \ wartime : time friendship friendshipbet friendshipbetween friendshipbetween beteen between bet\\ bet \ een the \ two to \ 0 families f'lmilles flmilles ' was to grow gross ro\\ ro rocloser \ closer In Inlater inlater inlater later years through throuhh tlie the marriage m'1rrlage m1rrlage ' of Lawrence LawrenceWashIngton LawrenceWashington LawrenceWashington WashIngton mt into the Fairfax rairf'1"t rairf1t rairfix ' " tamilv t\mlIv t mlIv tinily ' \ nnd and the thefondness thefondness thefondness fondness of ot Lord Fairfax rnlrf3t rnlrfax : for George Geore : . In 1743 1143 , after [ Inheriting nherltlng the Hunting Creek Creekest'lte Creekestate Creekestate est'lte estlte estate ' , Lawrence La\Hence La Hence Lassrence \ Washington W'lshmton Wlshmton ' . ; bullt bun built a hou house < : o that thatwas thatwas thatwas was In l keeping eeplng eeplngvlth \ with \vlth vlth his station st'ltion stltion ' , aud and renamed renamedthe renamedthe renamedthe the estate est'1te est1te ' : Mount Uount : Vernon In honor of the British Brit BritIsh ish [ < ; 11 admiral ndmlral under whom he had h1d hid sencd served WC1lthv 1Veilthv WC1lthvnnd 1Veilthvand Wealthynnd nnd and of good family fanl1ly , , Capt I r awrence a\\rcnce a rcnce \ 'Yasblng Yasblng Washing 'Yasblngton Washington ' Washington ton lived In gentlemanly gentIem'lnlv gentIemlnlv gentlem'inly gentleminly ' ' state 8t'1te 8t1te st'tte sttte ' ' at Mount VernonLa VernonLassrence Vernon VernonLawrence Lawrence Lassrence La " rence was fond of his half brother brotiier George Georgethis , , thIs fondii.s fondiis fondness fon ut.bs utbs . ( . > s developing evcoplng ) 11 ' ' almost 'tlmost tlmost most Into guardian guardianship guardianship guardianship ship George Gporge 10\ 10 lo\ed lo ed 10cd hosed \ cd his brother , and cmd was ssas \ 'IS IS ' fond fondot fondof fondof ot of Mount Vernon , too ; so much of hls hb his > time In In'ldole Inidolesccnt Inadolescent 'ldole ldole idolesccnt ' ccnt iears yews J C'1rs C1rs ' was spent ' at 'It It Mount Iount Vernon . In 1751 17G1 he accompanied bis bls his half h'11f h11f hilt ' brother brotherLawrent.c brotherLawrence brotherLawrence Lawrent.c Lawrentc Lawrence . to Barbados Barhado < : , whither the latter httcr litter had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been ordered by the family f'llmlv fllmlv firmly ' physician phvslcIan nut But nutLnwrcnce ButLawrence ButLawrence Lnwrcnce Lawrence did not re regain aln his health hC31th , and George Georgehimself Georgehimself Georgehimself himself contracted smallpox snl'lllpox snllllpox snaailpos ' . . This sllhUy slizhtly sllhUypitted slizhtlypitted slightlypitted , . : pitted his face tace for life Lawrence L'1\vrence L'1 L1 vrence Liwrenco ' \ died In 17 1752 1752and 2 , and at his death d'ath dath ( ' George became respon responsible responsiblefor Ible Iblefor for the administration ndmlnlstr'ltfon ndmlnlstrltfon administritlon ' of Mount Veruon Vernon and andulco |
