Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ns to this day. This was a most rare honor to be paid to a young man, onlytwenty-nine years of age. It was as unexpected to Lafayetteas it M^as grateful to his feelings; and it was an additional linkin the briglit chain of memories and sympathies which boundhim to this country. Soon after his arrival in Xew York to assume the duties ofthe presidency, Washington imported a fine coach from Eng-land, in wliich, toward the close of the time of his residencethere, and while in Philadelphia, he often rode with hisfamily, att
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ns to this day. This was a most rare honor to be paid to a young man, onlytwenty-nine years of age. It was as unexpected to Lafayetteas it M^as grateful to his feelings; and it was an additional linkin the briglit chain of memories and sympathies which boundhim to this country. Soon after his arrival in Xew York to assume the duties ofthe presidency, Washington imported a fine coach from Eng-land, in wliich, toward the close of the time of his residencethere, and while in Philadelphia, he often rode with hisfamily, attended by outriders. On these occasions it was gen-erally drawn by four, and sometimes by six fine bay first mention of a coach, in his diary, in which he evident-ly refers to this imported one, is under tlie date of December12, 1789, where he records as follows: :232 II0 U X T VE n N 0 X Exercised in the coach with Mrs. AYasliino-ton and the twochildren (Master and Miss Custis) between brealcfast and din-ner—went the fourteen miles round. Previous to this he. SHl\(;illN S 1 NCUSU COACH. mentions exercising in a coach (probably a hired one), andin the post-chaise—the veliicle in which he travelled fromMount Vernon to New York. This coach was one of the best of its kind, heavy and sub-stantial. The body and wheels were a cream color, with giltmouldings; and tlie former was suspended upon heavyleathern straps which rested upon iron springs. Portions ofthe sides of the upper part, as Avell as the front and rear, Averefurnished with neat green Venetian blinds, and the remainderwas enclosed with black leather curtains. The latter might beraised so as to make the coach quite open in fine weather. AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS 233
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