. St. Nicholas [serial]. IN OCTOBER, 17 THE PRESIDENT IS COMING! coat of arms was on the doors, and green Venetianblinds were at the windows. Drawn by four, andfrequently six, spirited bay horses, and withdriver, postilions, and footmen in their white-and-red livery, it certainly was in keeping withthe position of the First Gentleman and Lady inthe Land. In Washingtons diary for December12, 1789, is written: Exercised the coach withMrs. Washington and the two children [Georgeand Nelly Custis] ; between breakfast and dinnerwent the fourteen miles round —a ride whichtook them from the Presidenti
. St. Nicholas [serial]. IN OCTOBER, 17 THE PRESIDENT IS COMING! coat of arms was on the doors, and green Venetianblinds were at the windows. Drawn by four, andfrequently six, spirited bay horses, and withdriver, postilions, and footmen in their white-and-red livery, it certainly was in keeping withthe position of the First Gentleman and Lady inthe Land. In Washingtons diary for December12, 1789, is written: Exercised the coach withMrs. Washington and the two children [Georgeand Nelly Custis] ; between breakfast and dinnerwent the fourteen miles round —a ride whichtook them from the Presidential mansion inCherry Street, near where the Brooklyn Bridgenow crosses Pearl Street, up Broadway nearly toHarlem, and back again. Having had in mind for some time a visit tothe New England States, the President, with hisprivate secretaries, Mr. Lear and Colonel Jack-son, started out shortly after Congress adjournedin the autumn. His diary of this journey is mostinteresting, and shows the vivid interest he tookin the way
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