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Title: Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907. (from old catalog) New York (State) Trustees of Washington's headquarters, Newburgh. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Washington, George, 1732-1799 Washington, George, 1732-1799
Publisher: Newburgh, N.Y., E. M. Ruttenber & son, printer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nd scarcely knows how tofind employment for his active mind. He is telling his hostess,in broken German-English, of the whale (it proved to he aneel) he had caught in the river. Hear his hostess laugh r Andthat is the voice of Laf.vyette, relating p(>rhaps his ventures inescaping- from France, or his mishaii in attempting- to attendMrs. Knoxs last party. Wayne, of Stony Point; (tates, ofSaratoga; KoscirszKO, the Pole; Clinton, the Irish-blooded Gov- 14 WASHING TONS HEAD- Q UA R TEES ernor of New York—we may place them all at times besideour Pafer patrice in this old rnom. and hear amid the mingled humhis voice declare: Happy, thrice liappy, shall they l)e pronoun-ced hereafter, who have contributed anything, who have per-formed the meanest office in erecting this stu))endons fabiic otFreedom and Empire (^n the broad basis of independency; whohave assisted in protecting the rights of human nature, and inestablishing an asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nationsand religions.
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^iiL. THE BOOM WITH SEVEK DOORS AND ONE WINDOW. HJSroEICAL SKETCH. 15 In France, fifty years after Washt\(;ton lived here, Marbois re-produced, as an cntATtainnicnt tor Lakavkttk. tluii an old man,this old sittinj;--n)oni and its taldc scene. From his ele^antsakxjn he conducted liis i;-uests, aiiMUiii whom were severalAmeiicans, to the room which he had prepared. There was alarge open tire-place, and plain oaken tioors; the ceiling- w^assupported with large beams and whitewashed; there weiv seve-ral small-sized doors and only one window with heavy sash andsmall panes of gdass. The furniture was plain and unlike anythen in use. T)o\vn the centre of the room was an oaken tablecovered with disiies ot meat and vegetables, decanters and bot-tles of wine, and silver mugs and small wiiu glasses. Thewhole had something the ap))earance oi a Dutch kitchen. Whilethe guests were looking around in surprise at this strange pro-cedure, the host, addressing himself to them, said, Do youknow where we

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