. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . ially adapted for its preservation; andan account of the doings of the society was officially trans-mitted to Mrs. Peter. The gorget remained in that situation, under the care ofthe society, for five or six years, until its final dissolution,when, by a vote of the society, it was formally placed in mycustody: and I immediately wrote to Mrs. Peter a statementof the circumstances, ofiering to return the gorget to her. Shewas pleased to reply, that it was her wish that I should retainit in m
. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . ially adapted for its preservation; andan account of the doings of the society was officially trans-mitted to Mrs. Peter. The gorget remained in that situation, under the care ofthe society, for five or six years, until its final dissolution,when, by a vote of the society, it was formally placed in mycustody: and I immediately wrote to Mrs. Peter a statementof the circumstances, ofiering to return the gorget to her. Shewas pleased to reply, that it was her wish that I should retainit in my possession, and make such disposition of it as I sawfit. When I last visited Mount Yernon, in the autumn of 1858,I saw there a few articles, not already mentioned, that belongedto Washington. These were a liquor-chest, two mirrors, sometissue paper, one of his ordinary address cards, several dia-grams and memoranda from his pen, and a number of en-gravings. Tlie liquor-chest was in a closet adjoining the dining-room,and was used by the family when I was there. It is made of AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 361. Washingtons liquor-chest. mahogany; and tradition avers that it composed a part of
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