Paul Leicester FordElectrotyped and Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.1896DedicationThat I have foibles, and perhaps many of them, I shall not deny. I should esteem myself, as…
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Bushrod, 1762–1829, American jurist, b. Westmoreland co., Va.; nephew of George Washington. He was an original member of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William and Mary,…
(Encyclopedia) Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 51&fslsh;9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated…
(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the
United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of
Washington) with the District…
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