troops to defeat British forces. Perhaps one of Washington’s officers expressed America’s feelings about Washington best: “He was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Source: 3 at Mount by Junius Brutus Stearns “Farmer Vernon” painted Junius Brutus Stearns is best known for his five part in which he “Washington Series,” 1847-1856, tries to as farmer at his plantation; citizen at his wedding; soldier at Monongahela; capture ‘s life Christian on his deathbed, and statesman at the Founding. This particular painting was completed in 1851 and resides in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Source 4: A slave family standing next to baskets of recently-picked cotton near Savannah, Georgia in the 1860s. Source 5: Letters from George Washington Letter from George Washington to John Francis Mercer September 9, 1786 – Mercer served in the Revolutionary War and was a member of Continental Congress. He attended the Constitutional Convention, served in various state political posts (for Virginia and then Maryland), and was Governor of Maryland 1801-1803.
troops to defeat British forces. Perhaps one of Washington’s officers expressed America’s feelings about Washington best: “He was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Source: 3 “Farmer at Mount Vernon” painted by Junius Brutus Stearns Junius Brutus Stearns is best known for his five part “Washington Series,” 1847-1856, in which he tries to capture ‘s life as farmer at his plantation; citizen at his wedding; soldier at Monongahela; Christian on his deathbed, and statesman at the Founding. This particular painting was completed in 1851 and resides in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Source 4: A slave family standing next to baskets of recently-picked cotton near Savannah, Georgia in the 1860s. Source 5: Letters from George Washington Letter from George Washington to John Francis Mercer – September 9, 1786 Mercer served in the Revolutionary War and was a member of Continental Congress. He attended the Constitutional Convention, served in various state political posts (for Virginia and then Maryland), and was Governor of Maryland 1801-1803.
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