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ted about the same time, we see somefiave

that pleasing grace wieh is >aid (pun*

been her distinction. Born of a go«artha

ijy {ind heiress of a liberal fortune. s her

Ihindridge had troops of suitors be ft lew

fii>t marriage, at seventeen: and whenuest

ears after, as the richest and handiftti*

widow in Virginia, Mrs. Haiti**! Parke s<»- j

ittraeted the tender regard nt flic youirsc,

dierof Mount Vernon, there was, "t’de*

abundant competition; but only the brzMM* j

servo the fair, and in this ease only tfinl>

vest could win the fairest. It was efceen

alo\»* match: few, upon the whole, hiOubt

liappier: and its only misfortune wi

less fortunate lbr the world since gre

rarelv transmissible, and any descend.!

Washington, however respectable,

have seeine i in history but a small satowh

too frequently passing between us an<»P11

impressive and luminous grandeur. Pat

t!ie revolution Mrs. Washington had re; is 1

o<{ as much as possible with the Chief.*®

the close of each eampaigu, an aid de

repaired to Mount Vernon, to escort her*®st

her arrival in camp, in a plain chariot, wH

her postillions in white and scarlet live®1*1

was alwavs an occasion lor general hi®***

ness, and a signal for the wives of other pu11

cipal officers to join their husbands. v',c

the army and a’l the succession of emi3°u

and curious strangers who visited the 1%^

quarters at Cambridge, Valley Forge, Mi

town, New indsur, Newburgh orelsewlfi|

she was eminently popular, lhe gay fll

quis tie t’hateliuz, a grandson of the

ilWgnessau, described her at the end olW

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Alexandria gazette. (1855). Alexandria, D.C., 1855-01-01. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85025007/1855-01-01/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Alexandria gazette, 1855-01-01.