In fact, I fear I am a jack-of-all-trades. (Posts tagged george washington)

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Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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okay then

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Lafayette to Washington: 

I have a Wife, My dear General, who is in love with you, and affection for you Seems to Me So well justified that I Can’t oppose Myself to that Sentiment of her’s.

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Washington’s reply to Lafayette: 

[I] must pray your patience a while longer, till I can make a tender of my most respectful compliments to the Marchioness. Tell her (if you have not made a mistake, & offered your own love instead of hers to me) that I have a heart susceptable of the tenderest passion, & that it is already so strongly impressed with the most favourable ideas of her, that she must be cautious of putting loves torch to it; as you must be in fanning the flame. But here again methinks I hear you say, I am not apprehensive of danger—My wife is young—you are growing old & the atlantic is between you—All this is true, but know my good friend that no distance can keep anxious lovers long asunder, and that the Wonders of former ages may be revived in this—But alas! will you not remark that amidst all the wonders recorded in holy writ no instance can be produced where a young Woman from real inclination has prefered an old Man—This is so much against me that I shall not be able I fear to contest the prize with you—yet, under the encouragement you have given me I shall enter the list for so inestimable a jewell.

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jeez washington’s reply

this is the same dude who was horrified by gouverneur morris clapping him on the back george washington marquis de lafayette
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The Holiday Adventures of George Washington

PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V | PART VI |PART VII | PART VIII | PART IX | PART X | PART XI |PART XII | PART XIII | PART XIV | PART XV | PART XVI |PART XVII | PART XVIII | PART XIX | PART XX

i could go watch the washington crossing the delaware recreation later today but i'll probably just reblog washington memes all day instead george washington
pearlo
“Martha Washington often recalled the two saddest days of her life. The first was December 14, 1799 when her husband died. The second was in January 1801 when Thomas Jefferson visited Mount Vernon. As a close friend explained, “She assured a party of gentlemen, of which I was one…that next to the loss of her husband” Jefferson’s visit was the “most painful occurrence of her life.”

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Dying.

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please note that george washington was martha washington’s second husband, so her rank potentially went 1) george dying, 2) jefferson in her house, 3) first husband dying.

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