. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . CHARLES WltLSON PEALE. number of the regiment ( 22) cast upon them. The waist-coat and breeches are also red, and the sash, a faded purple. When, in 1797 or 98, Field, an English miniature painterand engraver of some eminence, visitedMount Yernon, he slept in a room in whichhung Washingtons old military coat. Thepainter cut off one of the buttons, andbrought it away with him, regarding thetransaction as a pious theft, no doubt, be- •T WASHINGTON S cause prompted by veneration for the owne
. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . CHARLES WltLSON PEALE. number of the regiment ( 22) cast upon them. The waist-coat and breeches are also red, and the sash, a faded purple. When, in 1797 or 98, Field, an English miniature painterand engraver of some eminence, visitedMount Yernon, he slept in a room in whichhung Washingtons old military coat. Thepainter cut off one of the buttons, andbrought it away with him, regarding thetransaction as a pious theft, no doubt, be- •T WASHINGTON S cause prompted by veneration for the owner. military button was in the possession of John F. Watson, Esq.,. 96 MOUNT VERNON tlie venerable annalist of Philadelphia and New York, and athis house in Germantown the annexed sketch of it was made.
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