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Title: Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Snowden, William H. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway. (from old catalog) Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: Alexandria, Va., Printed by G. H. Ramey & sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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pany" to explore the western country, encourge settlements, and conduct trade with
the Indians. It was in his relations with this company that he won an enviable dis-
tinction, as did his brother George after him, by avowing himself an advocate of re-
ligious toleration at a time when the statutes of Virginia recognized but one religious
faith. Never very strong physically, with the continued and increasing pressure of his
public duties in the state council and the land company, his health gave way, and in
1751, accompanied by his brother George, he went for healing to the Island of Bar-
badoes, but receiving no relief he returned to die at his Mount Vernon home, July, 1752.
His marriage with Annie Fairfax had been blessed by four children, three of whom
had died. His surviving child, Sarah, was still an infant, at the time of her father's
death. After providing in his will for his wife, he left Mount Vernon to his daughter,
but in the event of her death without heirs, it was to go to his beloved brother

OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 43
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From an original painting in possession of Mr. Lawrence Washington, By courtesy.<br
>44 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS

George" This daughter died within a year, and George inherited the Home before
he was twenty one years of age.

COL. JOHN WASHINGTON, OF CAVE CASTLE, ENGLAND.
The political dissensions which convulsed the English people in the beginning of the
seventeenth century, finally brought violent death to their king, Charles the First, and
established in the place of their monarchical government, the protectorate of Oliver Crom-
well, As a result of the revolution, the prominent adherents of royalty found them-
selves without occupation or favor under the new rule, and many of them left the
country and sought asvlum in the newly-opened land beyond the seas. Among
these were Col. John Washington, the great grandfather of the Revolutionary General
and first president of the United States, and his brother Lawrence who migrated from
South Cave in the east riding of Yorkshire on the banks of the Humber river. They

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