. Book of the Royal blue . ll scrimmages resulted. On the 20th of April General Braddockleft Alexandria and on the 9th of July hefell. Washington kept off the French andthe unfriendly Indians from the town untilthe French pow-er was broken, when he de-termined to setrie down to a quiet life, andmade the start by getting married. He be-came an every-day citizen of this town andmixed and mingled with her people, buthorrified the society people by superin-tending the running of market wagons fromhis Mount Vernon home to the marketsquare of Alexandria. However, then asnow, whatever some people did
. Book of the Royal blue . ll scrimmages resulted. On the 20th of April General Braddockleft Alexandria and on the 9th of July hefell. Washington kept off the French andthe unfriendly Indians from the town untilthe French pow-er was broken, when he de-termined to setrie down to a quiet life, andmade the start by getting married. He be-came an every-day citizen of this town andmixed and mingled with her people, buthorrified the society people by superin-tending the running of market wagons fromhis Mount Vernon home to the marketsquare of Alexandria. However, then asnow, whatever some people did was the 12 ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA. thing, and it was not long before marketwagons became a fad with the rich plantersand slave owners. It was on one of themarket and election days that Washingtonbecame involved in a disjiute with Colonel a brick structure which is built around theCarlyle house on the west, south andnorth, the only view being from the east,facing the Potomac river. When theBraddock hotel was built, more than. Payne, who gave him a blow which came half a century ago, siiace was left between near knocking him down. Washington did the rear walls and the Carlyle house, making not return the blow, but his hand a large courtway. Even at that date the cit- acknowledged that he was in the wrong and izens did not wish to see the house which
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