Classics

The True George Washington

Paul Leicester Ford

Electrotyped and Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

1896

Dedication

That I have foibles, and perhaps many of them, I shall not deny. I should esteem myself, as the world would, vain and empty, were I to arrogate perfection.

Washington

Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.

Shakespeare

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO WILLIAM F. HAVEMEYER, IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE AUTHOR TO HIS COLLECTION OF WASHINGTONIANA.

Contents

Note
Family Relations
His Father
His Mother
Sister and Nephews
Brothers
His Wife's Family
Physique
Contemporary Descriptions
Portraits
Physical Strength
Illness and Disease
Vision, Hearing, and Teeth
His Death
Education
Formal Education
Adulthood
Religious Beliefs
Relations with the Fair Sex
Early Romance
Marriage
Fidelity
Farmer and Proprietor
Mount Vernon
Farming Practices
Products
Livestock
Finances
Other Properties
Master and Employer
Slaves
Treatment of Slaves
Emancipation
Servants
Charity
Social Life
In Virginia
During the Revolution
As President
At Mount Vernon
Humor
Other Pastimes
Tastes and Amusements
Manner of Dress
Food
Horsemanship and Hunting
Arts and Literature
Friends
Family Friends
Military Friends
Colonial Congress
Military Aides
Hamilton
The Generals
Lafayette
Children
Enemies
George Muse
British Generals
Gates
Conway
Benjamin Rush
Charles Lee
Continental Congress
Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
The Press
Soldier
Bravery in Battle
Temper
Strategy
Preserving the Army
Congressional Interference
Citizen and Office-Holder
Virginia Politics
Speeches
Continental Congress
President
Honesty
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