Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ie old French war, who was now too old togo to the camp. He lived near the mansion, the Nestor of theplantations, and was overseer of one of the farms. No doubthe came, as was his custom on great occasions, fully equippedin his regimentals, made after the fashion of George theSeconds time, to greet the man he so much loved. Bishopwas then almost eighty years of age, with deep furrows uponhis cheeks, a few gray locks upon his temples, and his oncemanly form bent gently by the weight of years, and sliruidvenby the suns o
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ie old French war, who was now too old togo to the camp. He lived near the mansion, the Nestor of theplantations, and was overseer of one of the farms. No doubthe came, as was his custom on great occasions, fully equippedin his regimentals, made after the fashion of George theSeconds time, to greet the man he so much loved. Bishopwas then almost eighty years of age, with deep furrows uponhis cheeks, a few gray locks upon his temples, and his oncemanly form bent gently by the weight of years, and sliruidvenby the suns of nearly fourscore summers. On the morrow, the French noblemen, with their suites, ai*-rived—Bocluambeau first, and De Chastellux afterward—imdall but the chief made it a day of rest. For him there was norepose. lie was not permitted to pass even an hour alone withhis wife. Public and private cares were pressing heavily uponhim. lie was on his way to measure strength with a powerfulenemy, and his words of affection were few and hurried. All AND ITS ASSOC! AT [ONS. W]. tUlM Dli UOCIIAMBEAII. the morning of the 10th lie was closeted with his manager, andbefore dinner he wrote to Lafayette the first letter that he haddated at Mount Yernon since early in May, 1775, saying, Weare thus far on our way to you. The Count de Rocluimbeau hasjust arrived. General Chastellux will he here, and we ]»ro-pose, after resting to-morrow, to he at Frederickshurg on thenight of the 12th. The 13th we shall reach Kew Castle ; and,the next day, we expect to have the j)leasure of seeing youat your encampment. These calculations were correct; theyarrived at the camp of Lafayette, at Williamsburg, on theevening of the 14th. Rochambeau and Chastellux were guests worthy of such ahost. The former was of a noble Vendome family. He was 108 MOUNT VERNON of medium lieiglit, slender in form, and then fifty-six years ofage. He liad been aide-de-camp to the Duke of Orleans, live-and-thirty years before, and ha
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