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THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
(1755-1835)
Compiled by David Widger
Project Gutenberg Edition
CONTENTS
Click on the ## before each title to go directly to a linked index of the detailed chapters and illustrations
VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES
LIFE OF WASHINGTON, Volume I.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
NOTES
Footnotes
ILLUSTRATIONS
General Washington
Ruins of the Old Brick Church Built at Jamestown In 1639
Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1622
Penn Seeking Freedom for Imprisoned Friends
Great Meadows and the Site of Fort Necessity
General Braddock's Grave
The Death of Wolfe on the Plains Of Abraham
The Boston Tea Party
LIFE OF WASHINGTON, Volume II.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES
Footnotes
ILLUSTRATIONS
Wakefield—the Birthplace of George Washington
The Washington Family Burial Ground
The Historic Washington Elm at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Washington's Headquarters at White Plains
Washington Crossing the Delaware
The Saratoga Battle Monument
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge
LIFE OF WASHINGTON, Volume III.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
ILLUSTRATIONS
George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart
Martha Washington, by Gilbert Stuart
George Washington, by John Trumbull
The Ruins of Stony Point—On the Hudson
Beverly Robinson Mansion at West Point
Where Washington Stayed During André's Trial
The Moore House at Yorktown, Virginia
LIFE OF WASHINGTON, Volume IV.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
George Washington
Livingston Manor, Dobbs Ferry, New York
The Long Room in Fraunces' Tavern, New York City
The Old Senate Chamber at Annapolis, Maryland, Where Washington Resigned His Commission
The Room in Which the First Constitutional Convention Met in Philadelphia
Washington Taking the Oath of Office
View of the Old City or Federal Hall, New York, in 1789
Tomb of Mary, Mother of Washington
LIFE OF WASHINGTON, Volume V.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
President Washington
Martha Washington
George Washington
George Washington's Bedroom at Mount Vernon
George Washington
Martha Washington's Bedroom at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Resting-Place of George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
THE
LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
AMERICAN FORCES,
DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,
AND
FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF
THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON,
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS
BEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
AN INTRODUCTION,
CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE
CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
VOL. I.
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
NOTES
Footnotes
ILLUSTRATIONS
General Washington
Ruins of the Old Brick Church Built at Jamestown In 1639
Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1622
Penn Seeking Freedom for Imprisoned Friends
Great Meadows and the Site of Fort Necessity
General Braddock's Grave
The Death of Wolfe on the Plains Of Abraham
The Boston Tea Party
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
NOTES.
NOTE—No. I.—See Page 195.
NOTE—No. II.—See Page 291.
NOTE—No. III.—See Page 370.
NOTE—No. IV.—See Page 371.
NOTE—No. V.—See Page 383.
NOTE—No. VI.—See Page 410.
NOTE—No. VII.—See Page 425.
NOTE—No. VIII.—See Page 425.
NOTE—No. IX.—See Page 427.
END OF VOLUME I
FOOTNOTES
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
THE
LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
AMERICAN FORCES,
DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,
AND
FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF
THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON,
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS
BEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
AN INTRODUCTION,
CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE
CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
VOL. II.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES
Footnotes
ILLUSTRATIONS
Wakefield—the Birthplace of George Washington
The Washington Family Burial Ground
The Historic Washington Elm at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Washington's Headquarters at White Plains
Washington Crossing the Delaware
The Saratoga Battle Monument
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge
THE LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES.
NOTE—No. I. See Page 5.
NOTE—No. II. See Page 10.
NOTE—No. III. See Page 51.
NOTE—No. IV. See Page 54.
NOTE—No. V. See Page 78.
NOTE—No. VI. See Page 153.
NOTE—No. VII. See Page 229.
NOTE—No. VIII. See Page 268.
NOTE—No. IX. See Page 382.
NOTE—No. X. See Page 405.
NOTE—No. XI. See Page 414.
NOTE—No. XII. See Page 417.
NOTE—No. XIII. See Page 456.
END OF VOLUME II.
FOOTNOTES
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
THE
LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
AMERICAN FORCES,
DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,
AND
FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF
THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON,
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS
BEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
AN INTRODUCTION,
CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE
CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
VOL. III.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
ILLUSTRATIONS
George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart
Martha Washington, by Gilbert Stuart
George Washington, by John Trumbull
The Ruins of Stony Point—On the Hudson
Beverly Robinson Mansion at West Point
Where Washington Stayed During André's Trial
The Moore House at Yorktown, Virginia
THE LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
NOTES.
NOTE—No. I. See Page 3
NOTE—No. II. See Page 85
NOTE—No. III. See Page 233
NOTE—No. IV. See Page 261
NOTE—No. V. See Page 377
NOTE—No. VI. See Page 405
NOTE—No. VII. See Page 406
NOTE—No. VIII. See Page 411
NOTE—No. IX. See Page 413
END OF VOLUME III.
FOOTNOTES
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
THE
LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
AMERICAN FORCES,
DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,
AND
FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF
THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON,
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS
BEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
AN INTRODUCTION,
CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE
CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
VOL. IV.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
George Washington
Livingston Manor, Dobbs Ferry, New York
The Long Room in Fraunces' Tavern, New York City
The Old Senate Chamber at Annapolis, Maryland, Where Washington Resigned His Commission
The Room in Which the First Constitutional Convention Met in Philadelphia
Washington Taking the Oath of Office
View of the Old City or Federal Hall, New York, in 1789
Tomb of Mary, Mother of Washington
THE LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
NOTES.
NOTE—No. I. See Page 98.
NOTE—No. II. See Page 106.
NOTE—No. III. See Page 179.
NOTE—No. IV. See Page 370.
NOTE—No. V. See Page 394.
NOTE—No. VI. See Page 434.
NOTE—No. VII. See Page 450.
NOTE—No. VIII. See Page 479.
END OF VOLUME IV.
FOOTNOTES
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
THE
LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
AMERICAN FORCES,
DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,
AND
FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF
THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON,
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS
BEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
AN INTRODUCTION,
CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE
CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
VOL. V.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
NOTES.
Footnotes.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
President Washington
Martha Washington
George Washington
George Washington's Bedroom at Mount Vernon
George Washington
Martha Washington's Bedroom at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Resting-Place of George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon
THE LIFE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
NOTES.
NOTE—No. I. See Page 9.
NOTE—No. II. See Page 15.
NOTE—No. III. See Page 40.
NOTE—No. IV. See Page 47.
NOTE—No. V. See Page 48.
NOTE—No. VI. See Page 64.
NOTE—No. VII. See Page 90.
NOTE—No. VIII. See Page 147.
NOTE—No. IX. See Page 164.
NOTE—No. X. See Page 205.
NOTE—No. XI. See Page 216.
NOTE—No. XII. See Page 231.
NOTE—No. XIII. See Page 231.
NOTE—No. XIV. See Page 272.
NOTE—No. XV. See Page 326.
NOTE—No. XVI. See Page 329.
NOTE—No. XVII. See Page 330.
NOTE—No. XVIII. See Page 348.
END OF VOLUME V.
FOOTNOTES
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