The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving
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Washington Irving. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving
CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF WASHINGTON. – HIS BOYHOOD
CHAPTER II. WASHINGTON'S YOUTH. – FIRST SURVEYING EXPEDITION
CHAPTER III. RIVAL CLAIMS OF THE ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH. – PREPARATIONS FOR HOSTILITIES
CHAPTER IV. WASHINGTON'S MISSION TO THE FRENCH COMMANDER
CHAPTER V. MILITARY EXPEDITION TO THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER VI. MISFORTUNES. – CAPITULATION OF FORT NECESSITY
CHAPTER VII. A CAMPAIGN UNDER GENERAL BRADDOCK
CHAPTER VIII. BRADDOCK'S ADVANCE. – HIS DEFEAT
CHAPTER IX. WASHINGTON IN COMMAND. – PANICS ON THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER X. FRONTIER SERVICE
CHAPTER XI. OPERATIONS AGAINST THE FRENCH. – WASHINGTON'S MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XII. CAMPAIGNS IN THE NORTH. – WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON
CHAPTER XIII. COLONIAL DISCONTENTS
CHAPTER XIV. EXPEDITION TO THE OHIO. – TEA TAX
CHAPTER XV. THE FIRST GENERAL CONGRESS
CHAPTER XVI. MILITARY MEASURES. – AFFAIRS AT LEXINGTON
CHAPTER XVII. CAPTURE OF TICONDEROGA AND CROWN POINT. – WASHINGTON APPOINTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
CHAPTER XVIII. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON ON HIS WAY TO THE CAMP
CHAPTER XX. SIEGE OF BOSTON
CHAPTER XXI. PROJECTS FOR THE INVASION OF CANADA
CHAPTER XXII. WAR ALONG THE COAST. – PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE
CHAPTER XXIII. AFFAIRS IN CANADA
CHAPTER XXIV. INCIDENTS OF THE CAMP. – ARNOLD BEFORE QUEBEC
CHAPTER XXV. WASHINGTON'S PERPLEXITIES. – NEW YORK IN DANGER
CHAPTER XXVI. ATTACK ON QUEBEC. – AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK
CHAPTER XXVII. MOVEMENTS BEFORE BOSTON. – ITS EVACUATION
CHAPTER XXVIII. REVERSES IN CANADA. – THE HIGHLANDS. – CLOSE OF THE INVASION OF CANADA
CHAPTER XXIX. THE ARMY IN NEW YORK
CHAPTER XXX. PROCEEDINGS OF LORD HOWE. – GATES AND SCHUYLER
CHAPTER XXXI. THE WAR IN THE SOUTH. – AFFAIRS IN THE HIGHLANDS
CHAPTER XXXII. BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. – RETREAT
CHAPTER XXXIII. RETREAT FROM NEW YORK ISLAND
CHAPTER XXXIV. RETREAT THROUGH WESTCHESTER COUNTY. – BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS
CHAPTER XXXV. WASHINGTON AT PEEKSKILL. – THE NORTHERN ARMY
CHAPTER XXXVI. CAPTURE OF FORT WASHINGTON AND GARRISON. – RETREAT THROUGH NEW JERSEY
CHAPTER XXXVII. RETREAT ACROSS THE DELAWARE. – BATTLE OF TRENTON
CHAPTER XXXVIII. WASHINGTON RECROSSES THE DELAWARE. – BATTLE OF PRINCETON
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE ARMY AT MORRISTOWN. – ATTACK ON PEEKSKILL
CHAPTER XL. THE NORTHERN ARMY. – BRITISH EXPEDITION TO CONNECTICUT
CHAPTER XLI. THE HIGHLANDS. – MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY
CHAPTER XLII. INVASION FROM CANADA
CHAPTER XLIII. EXPLOITS AND MOVEMENTS. – HOWE IN THE CHESAPEAKE
CHAPTER XLIV. ADVANCE OF BURGOYNE. – BATTLE OF ORISKANY. – BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
CHAPTER XLV. BATTLE OF THE BRANDYWINE. – FALL OF PHILADELPHIA
CHAPTER XLVI. THE NORTHERN INVASION. – FALL OF THE HIGHLAND FORTS. – DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE
CHAPTER XLVII. BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN. – HOSTILITIES ON THE DELAWARE
CHAPTER XLVIII. THE ARMY ON THE SCHUYLKILL. – AT VALLEY FORGE. – THE CONWAY CABAL
CHAPTER XLIX. EXPLOITS OF LEE AND LAFAYETTE. – BRITISH COMMISSIONERS
CHAPTER L. EVACUATION OF PHILADELPHIA. – BATTLE OF MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE
CHAPTER LI. ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH FLEET. – MASSACRE AT WYOMING VALLEY. – CAPTURE OF SAVANNAH
CHAPTER LII. WASHINGTON IN PHILADELPHIA. – INDIAN WARFARE. – CAPTURE OF STONY POINT. – RAVAGES IN CONNECTICUT. – REPULSE AT SAVANNAH
CHAPTER LIII. ARMY AT MORRISTOWN. – ARNOLD IN PHILADELPHIA. – CHARLESTON BESIEGED
CHAPTER LIV. DISCONTENTS IN THE ARMY. – FALL OF CHARLESTON
CHAPTER LV. MARAUDS IN THE JERSEYS. – THE FRENCH FLEET AT NEWPORT
CHAPTER LVI. BATTLE OF CAMDEN
CHAPTER LVII. THE TREASON OF ARNOLD. – TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF ANDRÉ
CHAPTER LVIII. PLAN TO ENTRAP ARNOLD. – PROJECTS AGAINST NEW YORK
CHAPTER LIX. THE WAR IN THE SOUTH. – BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN
CHAPTER LX. HOSTILITIES IN THE SOUTH. – MUTINY
CHAPTER LXI. BATTLE OF THE COWPENS. – BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT-HOUSE
CHAPTER LXII. THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. – DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST NEW YORK
CHAPTER LXIII. RAVAGES IN VIRGINIA. – OPERATIONS IN CAROLINA. – ATTACK ON NEW LONDON
CHAPTER LXIV. OPERATIONS BEFORE YORKTOWN. – GREENE IN THE SOUTH
CHAPTER LXV. SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF YORKTOWN
CHAPTER LXVI. DISSOLUTION OF THE COMBINED ARMIES. – DISCONTENTS IN THE ARMY
CHAPTER LXVII. NEWS OF PEACE. – WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL TO THE ARMY, AND RESIGNATION OF HIS COMMISSION
CHAPTER LXVIII. WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON
CHAPTER LXIX. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. – WASHINGTON ELECTED PRESIDENT
CHAPTER LXX. ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER LXXI. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. – PARTY JEALOUSIES. – OPERATIONS AGAINST THE INDIANS
CHAPTER LXXII. TOUR SOUTHWARD. – DEFEAT OF ST. CLAIR. – DISSENSIONS IN THE CABINET
CHAPTER LXXIII. WASHINGTON'S SECOND TERM. – DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
CHAPTER LXXIV. NEUTRALITY. – WHISKEY INSURRECTION. – WAYNE'S SUCCESS AGAINST THE INDIANS
CHAPTER LXXV. JAY'S TREATY. – PARTY CLAIMS. – DIFFICULTIES WITH FRANCE. – FAREWELL ADDRESS
CHAPTER LXXVI. WASHINGTON'S RETIREMENT AND DEATH
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The attachment of Lawrence Washington to his brother George seems to have acquired additional strength and tenderness on their father's death; he now took a truly paternal interest in his concerns, and had him as frequently as possible a guest at Mount Vernon. Lawrence had deservedly become a popular and leading personage in the country. He was a member of the House of Burgesses, and adjutant-general of the district, with the rank of major, and a regular salary. A frequent sojourn with him brought George into familiar intercourse with the family of his father-in-law, the Hon. William Fairfax, who resided at a beautiful seat called Belvoir, a few miles below Mount Vernon, and on the same woody ridge bordering the Potomac.
William Fairfax was a man of liberal education and intrinsic worth. Of an ancient English family in Yorkshire, he had entered the army at the age of twenty-one; had served with honor both in the East and West Indies, and officiated as governor of New Providence, after having aided in rescuing it from pirates. For some years past he had resided in Virginia, to manage the immense landed estates of his cousin, Lord Fairfax, and lived at Belvoir, in the style of an English country gentleman, surrounded by an intelligent and cultivated family of sons and daughters. An intimacy with a family like this, in which the frankness and simplicity of rural and colonial life were united with European refinement, could not but have a beneficial effect in moulding the character and manners of a somewhat home-bred school-boy.
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Washington's martial studies, however, were interrupted for a time by the critical state of his brother's health. The constitution of Lawrence had always been delicate, and he had been obliged repeatedly to travel for a change of air. There were now pulmonary symptoms of a threatening nature, and, by advice of his physicians, he determined to pass a winter in the West Indies, taking with him his favorite brother George as a companion. They accordingly sailed for Barbadoes on the 28th of September, 1751. George kept a journal of the voyage with log-book brevity, recording the wind and weather, but no events worth citation. They landed at Barbadoes on the 3d of November. The resident physician of the place gave a favorable report of Lawrence's case, and held out hopes of a cure.
The brothers had scarcely been a fortnight at the island when George was taken down by a severe attack of small-pox. Skilful medical treatment, with the kind attentions of friends, and especially of his brother, restored him to health in about three weeks; but his face always remained slightly marked.
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