Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 371
tion, after the family had retired. S40 GEORGE WASHINGTON. [September, I was extremely oppressed with a severe cold andexcessive coughing, contracted from the exposureof a harsh winter journey. He pressed me to usesome remedies, but I declined doing so. As usual,after retiring, my coughing… … HOUDON 5 STATUE OF WASHINGTON. his hand. I was mortified and distressed beyondexpression. Although Washington had now retired to MountVernon, and seemed perfectly willing to spend therest of his days as a country gentleman, it wasimpossible for him to do so. The leaders of thecountry needed him,…
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