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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-21
Total Pages: 966
ISBN-13: 9780265567623
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana: Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States From Washington to Cleveland, With Accompanying Biographies of Each In 1751, when the Virginia militia were put under training with a view to active service against France, \vashington, though only nineteen years of age, was appointed Adjutant with the rank of Major. In Sep tember of that year the failing health of Lawrence Washington rendered it neces sary for him to seek a warmer climate, and George accompanied him in a voyage to Barbadoes. They returned early in 1752, and Lawrence shortly afterward died, leav ing his large property to an infant daughter. In his will George was' named one of the executors and as eventual heir to Mount Vernon, and by the death of the infant niece soon succeeded to_ that estate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Orlo Ervin Lesh
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2014-02
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9781295676422
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Standard History Of Adams And Wells Counties, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative Of The Past, With An Extended Survey Of Modern Developments In The Progress Of Town And Country, Volume 2; Standard History Of Adams And Wells Counties, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative Of The Past, With An Extended Survey Of Modern Developments In The Progress Of Town And Country; John Wilson Tyndall Orlo Ervin Lesh John Wilson Tyndall Lewis Publishing Co., 1918 Adams County (Ind.); Wells County (Ind.)