Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: George Washington Parke Custis
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333255909
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Excerpt from Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington The correspondence between Washington and the father Of the author Of these Recollections, during the Revolution (printed in the Appendix, and now for the first time made public), will be found especially interesting. Their letters 'treat chie y of private affairs, and give us a vivid picture of Washington's sagacious views in relation to the management Of property. They also show the wonderful capacity and adaptation Of his mind in giving close and lucid attention to private concerns, while engaged in the most arduous and momentous public duties. Two Of Mr. Custis's orations; the famous oration of General Henry Lee on the death Of Washington; an interest ing account Of the presentation of a ring to Lafayette by Custis at the tomb of Washington; a specimen of Washington's care and exactness in the management of his agricultural affairs; and a notice Of all the original portraits Of Washington, are also printed in the Appendix. The memoir of Mr. Custis, by his daughter, which properly forms a part of the work, will be found highly interesting, the subject being enriched by the introduction Of very curious mat ter pertaining to the earlier history of the family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."