A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington . ^ A History of the Life andDeath, Virtues and Exploits ofGeneral George Washington WITH CURIOUS ANECDOTESEQUALLY HONOURABLE TO HIMSELF ANDEXEMPLARY TO HIS YOUNG COUNTRYMEN BY MASON L. \yEEIMS FORMERLY RECTOR OF MOUNT VERNON PARISH MOUNT VERNON EDITION WITH 8 ILLUSTR.\TIONS AND THE OLD WOOD CUTS A life how useful to his country led!How loved while living! how revered now dead!Lisp I lisp his name, ye children yet unborniAnd with like deeds your own great names PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO
A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington . ^ A History of the Life andDeath, Virtues and Exploits ofGeneral George Washington WITH CURIOUS ANECDOTESEQUALLY HONOURABLE TO HIMSELF ANDEXEMPLARY TO HIS YOUNG COUNTRYMEN BY MASON L. \yEEIMS FORMERLY RECTOR OF MOUNT VERNON PARISH MOUNT VERNON EDITION WITH 8 ILLUSTR.\TIONS AND THE OLD WOOD CUTS A life how useful to his country led!How loved while living! how revered now dead!Lisp I lisp his name, ye children yet unborniAnd with like deeds your own great names PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY 191S .1/ INTHOUUUflON fOPVlHUHl, Jyl8, BY J, U. MPPINrOTT COMPANY FKllRnARY, IQS PKINTED UT I. B. UPPINCOTT COMPANV hi THK WASHINOTON PHKSa PHILAUKLPHIA, U. H. A. MAR 14 I3i8 INTRODUCTION TO THE MOUNT VIIRNON EDITION When we realize that the famous anecdote ofGeorge Washington and the cherry tree and accountsof certain exploits equally inspiring were first givento the world by Washingtons biographer, MasonLocke Weenis, it becomes interesting to trace theevents which led to the writing of a book that aboveany other has contributed to the veneration accordedour greatest national hero. Weems was one of a family of nineteen. He wasborn in Maryland in the year 1759 and at an earlyage journeyed to England to learn medicine. Laterhe dropped medicine and made a second trip abroadto secure ordination under the strict regulations of theEnglish Episcopal Church. Returning to Maryland he became rector of West-minster Parish and
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