1735/00/00 |
Augustine Washington |
Home |
Augustine Washington builds a one and one-half story farmhouse |
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1754/00/00 |
George Washington |
Home |
George Washington acquires Mount Vernon |
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1760/00/00 |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
Benefactor |
In the mid-1700s, George Washington receives an American Foxhound from Lord Fairfax, descended from those brought to the American colonies by Robert Brooke in 1650. |
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1784/00/00 |
Tobias Lear |
Employee |
Tobias Lear begins tutoring Martha Washington's grandchildren and working as George Washington's personal secretary. |
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1784/00/00 |
Gen Benjamin Lincoln |
Advisor |
Family friend of the Washingtons, Benjamin Lincoln, recommends his nephew, Tobias Lear, as tutor and secretary at Mount Vernon. |
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1785/00/00 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Benefactor |
After hearing George Washington wants quicker hunting dog, Lafayette sends seven large French hounds across the Atlantic Ocean for breeding. |
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1786/00/00 |
George Washington |
Work |
George Washington breeds English foxhounds given to him by Lord Fairfax with the French hounds sent by Lafayette, furthering the creation of a new breed, the American Foxhound. |
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1789/04/14 |
George Washington |
President |
Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson arrives at Mount Vernon with John Langdon's announcement, Washington writes a formal letter of acceptance. |
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Inauguration of the first President of the United States |
1789/04/16 |
George Washington |
President |
General Washington leaves Mount Vernon and heads to New York City. |
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Inauguration of the first President of the United States |
1790/00/00 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Life |
Gilbert du Motier sends the key to the Bastille, the notorious French prison, to George Washington. It is on display at Mt Vernon. |
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1798/00/00 |
George Washington |
Architect |
George Washington enlarges Mount Vernon into a 21 room mansion, 1754 to 1798 |
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1799/02/22 |
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis |
Bride |
Eleanor Parke Custis, daughter of John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert Custis, marries widower Lawrence Lewis at Mount Vernon on Washington's last birthday. |
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1799/02/22 |
Lawrence Lewis |
Groom |
Eleanor Parke Custis, daughter of John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert Custis, marries widower Lawrence Lewis at Mount Vernon on Washington's last birthday. |
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1799/07/09 |
Martha Washington |
Life |
Washington writes his own will providing for his wife Martha, forgiving debts owed to him by his brother Samuel's estate, educational loans given to Samuel's sons George and Lawrence, and loans to the estate of Martha's brother Bartholomew. |
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1799/12/14 |
George Washington |
Died |
Attended by his wife who sat at the foot of the bed, Dr Craik and Tobias Lear, housemaids Caroline, Molly and Charlotte, and his valet Christopher Sheels, George Washington dies of acute epiglottitis in his bedchamber at Mount Vernon. |
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Death of George Washington |
1799/12/14 |
Dr James Craik |
Doctor |
Dr Craik examines Washington and, in an attempt to balance the humors in Washington's body, induces a blister on his throat. Craik also bleeds Washington a second time and prescribes a mixture of vinegar and sage tea for gargling. |
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Death of George Washington |
1799/12/14 |
Tobias Lear |
Washington's Secretary |
Washington tells Lear, "Do you arrange and record all my late military letters and papers. Arrange my accounts and settle my books, as you know more about them than anyone else, and let Mr Rawlins finish recording my other letters which he has begun." |
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Death of George Washington |
1799/12/14 |
Gustavus Richard Brown |
Doctor |
Lear sends for a second doctor, Dr Gustavus Brown of Port Tobacco who was known for his moderate treatments. |
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Death of George Washington |
1799/12/14 |
Martha Washington |
Wife |
George has Martha bring his two wills from his study. After reviewing, Washington selects one and Martha burns the other. |
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Death of George Washington |
1799/12/18 |
George Washington |
In Memoriam |
George Washington is interred in a private manner, without parade, or funeral Oration during a Masonic burial at Mount Vernon. |
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Death of George Washington |
1802/00/00 |
Bushrod Washington |
Home |
Bushrod Washington inherits Mount Vernon |
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1824/10/17 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Guest of Honor |
Lafayette visits Mount Vernon and the tombs of George Washington and George Washington Parke Custis. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
1825/08/00 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Guest of Honor |
Gilbert du Motier's company returns to Mount Vernon. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
1830/00/00 |
John Augustine Washington II |
Home |
John Augustine Washington II inherits Mr Vernon |
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1835/06/26 |
John Augustine Washington II |
Died |
John Augustine Washington II dies at in Mt Vernon, Virginia |
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1860/00/00 |
John Augustine Washington III |
Owner |
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association buys Mt Vernon mansion and 200 acres from John Augustine Washington III for $200,000. |
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1878/06/00 |
Rutherford B Hayes |
Visitor |
President and Mrs Rutherford B Hayes visit Mount Vernon, Woodlawn plantation and Grand View. |
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1939/06/09 |
George VI of England |
Guest |
With the grounds closed to the public, King George VI, a direct descendant of George III, lays a wreath upon Washington's sarcophagus. After the solemn presentation, the royal party are escorted through the Mansion and gardens. |
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada |