Farming PracticesWhen Washington became a farmer, but one system of agriculture, so far as Virginia was concerned, existed, which he described long after as follows:"A piece of land is cut…
(Encyclopedia) Crile, George WashingtonCrile, George Washingtonkrīl [key], 1864–1943, American surgeon, b. Coshocton co., Ohio, M.D. Univ. of Wooster medical school (later merged with Western Reserve…
(Encyclopedia) Gladden, Washington, 1836–1918, American clergyman, writer, and lecturer, b. Pottsgrove, Pa. He was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1882 until his death…
His Wife's FamilyOf his wife's kith and kin Washington was equally fond. Both alone and with Mrs. Washington he often visited her mother, Mrs. Dandridge, and in 1773 he wrote to a brother-in-…
(Encyclopedia) Hilliard, Henry WashingtonHilliard, Henry Washingtonhĭlˈyərd [key], 1808–92, American statesman and diplomat, b. Fayetteville, N.C. After teaching English literature (1831–34) at the…
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Treaty of, May, 1871, agreement concluded between the United States and Great Britain in Washington, D.C. Its principal articles provided for determination of the Alabama…
(Encyclopedia) Valentia or ValenciaValentiavəlĕnˈshēə [key], island (1991 pop. 680), c.7 mi (11.3 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, off the coast of Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. Its slate, once…
(Encyclopedia) Washington. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,838), seat of Daviess co., SW Ind.; settled 1805, inc. as a city 1871. Turkey processing and farming are the chief economic activities, and there is…
CharityAfter the terrible attack of fever in Philadelphia in 1793, Washington wrote to a clergyman of that city,—"It has been my intention ever since my return to the city, to contribute my…
