. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . WASHINGTON S INKSTAND. beginner; for although I have not houses to build (except one,which I must erect for the accommodation and seciu-ity of mymilitary, civil, and private papers, which are voluminous andmay be interesting), yet I have scarcely any thing else aboutme that does not require considerable repairs. In a word, Iam already surrounded by joiners, masons, and painters; andsuch is my anxiety to get out of their hands, that I havescarcely a room to put a friend into or to sit in m
. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . WASHINGTON S INKSTAND. beginner; for although I have not houses to build (except one,which I must erect for the accommodation and seciu-ity of mymilitary, civil, and private papers, which are voluminous andmay be interesting), yet I have scarcely any thing else aboutme that does not require considerable repairs. In a word, Iam already surrounded by joiners, masons, and painters; andsuch is my anxiety to get out of their hands, that I havescarcely a room to put a friend into or to sit in myself, withoutthe music of hammers or the odoriferous scent of paint. Tlie mansion at Mount Vernon was soon thoroughly repair-ed, and many ornaments and pieces of furniture, not known toit before, were placed in it. Whatever had been used in thejjresidential mansion at Philadelphia, and could be appro-priately transferred to Mount Yernon, were reserved, whenWashington broke up his establishment in the federal capital,and disposed of all superfluities. Among other things brought on from Philadelphia, w
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