. Colonial Echo, 1921 . ?3 i iBnig iSf^fiy«»iB?iQrai?^firWjr;fine;^i--. ^ ^lu j^julj liiili: Pace 27 gigjfS:mmj;i!^&aM!i!AMi! ^f)t Colonial <BttiO, 1921 mmjmiMMjiJi^iMJi&MJi^imM:. Monument atgorktotun This noble monument, erect-ed by Act of Congress anddedicated, October 19, 1881,with impressive ceremonies tocelebrate the centennial of theSurrender of Lord on a commanding pro-montory overlooking the York,at the beginning of the rollingfields in which the armies ofGreat Britain grounded theirarms. It was from this memorablescene that General Washingtonreturned to Mount Vern
. Colonial Echo, 1921 . ?3 i iBnig iSf^fiy«»iB?iQrai?^firWjr;fine;^i--. ^ ^lu j^julj liiili: Pace 27 gigjfS:mmj;i!^&aM!i!AMi! ^f)t Colonial <BttiO, 1921 mmjmiMMjiJi^iMJi&MJi^imM:. Monument atgorktotun This noble monument, erect-ed by Act of Congress anddedicated, October 19, 1881,with impressive ceremonies tocelebrate the centennial of theSurrender of Lord on a commanding pro-montory overlooking the York,at the beginning of the rollingfields in which the armies ofGreat Britain grounded theirarms. It was from this memorablescene that General Washingtonreturned to Mount Vernonafter the Surrender of Corn-wallis, and wrote to Lafayette: I have become a privatecitizen on the banks of thePotomac in the shadow of myown fig tree, free from thebustle of camp, and the busyscenes of public life. I amsolacing myself with thosetranquil enjoyments, of whichthe soldier, who is ever in pur-suit of fame—the statesman,whose zvatchful days and sleep-less nights are spent in devis-ing schemes to promote thewelfare of his own, perhapsthe ruin of other countries, asif the globe was insufficient forus all. and the courtier, whois always watching the coun-tenance o
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