Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . When Candles werekept burning order of Louis XVI, and sentby him as a present to Gen-eral Washington. Thelibrary and numerous piecesof furniture, including hisdesk, chair, books, lettersand records in his handwrit-ing, a globe containing old [20] maps of the world, his sur-veyors tripod, tables, clocks,carpets and wearing apparel,lend their touch of interestto the rooms. LaFayette was assigned achamber at Mount Vernon,where he stayed much of histime, and among his manygifts are the artistic firedogsto be seen in the banquethall. The original plantationcon
Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . When Candles werekept burning order of Louis XVI, and sentby him as a present to Gen-eral Washington. Thelibrary and numerous piecesof furniture, including hisdesk, chair, books, lettersand records in his handwrit-ing, a globe containing old [20] maps of the world, his sur-veyors tripod, tables, clocks,carpets and wearing apparel,lend their touch of interestto the rooms. LaFayette was assigned achamber at Mount Vernon,where he stayed much of histime, and among his manygifts are the artistic firedogsto be seen in the banquethall. The original plantationconsisted of 8,000 acres, andof this acres are re-. Ceiling Decoration by Washington[21] tained in the present flower gardens, whichare kept up as they were de-signed by Martha Washing-ton, the original hedge sur-rounding it and set out underthe direction of Washingtonhimself, the paths, roadways,boat landing, and a thousandpossessions and reminders ofthe Washington family, per-form their silent part in sup-plying the satisfaction thatdrops its mantle about thepilgrims to Mount Vernon. But quite naturally thethings that stood most forthe personal comfort andaffected the manner of livingof the Washington family,afford particular interest. In [22] Washingtons Seal—the design ofwhich suggested the American flag
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