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• Gray’s Garden
   1748; George Gray II 1725–1800; George Gray III 1757–1800; Robert Gray; George Weed; Associated People: Samuel Vaughan 1720–1802, landscape designer; Location:
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• Botanic garden
  out, and properly furnished?" Washington, George, 1785 and 1786, describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, VA (Jackson and
  63 KB (8,784 words) - 14:42, March 8, 2021
• Landscape gardening
  view on Zotero. George Watterston, “Landscape Gardening,” Southern Literary Messenger 10 (May 1844): 306–15, view on Zotero. George William Johnson, A
  66 KB (9,707 words) - 12:44, February 18, 2021
• William Hamilton
  ” Washington, George, January 15, 1784, in a letter from Mount Vernon to William Hamilton “If I recollect right, I heard you say when I had the pleasure
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• Border
  VA (1944: 455) “I have an extensive flower border, in which I am fond of placing handsome plants or fragrant. those of mere curiosity I do not aim at, having
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• Gate/Gateway
  (Library of Congress, Joseph Ball Letterbook) “I would have a new Great Gate made out of the Stuff that I have ready Sav’d for that purpose: The Back &
  49 KB (6,655 words) - 15:28, August 13, 2021
• Moses Marshall
  579–80) “I have not heard of Dr. MARSHALL'S having been in this neighbourhood since I was last at Bradford. From the pressing invitation I gave him, I am willing
  39 KB (5,648 words) - 13:34, September 27, 2021
• Arch
  Monument to the memory of general George Washington, to be erected at Baltimore, design for the Washington Monument, 1813. George Bridport, Alternative designs
  26 KB (3,438 words) - 16:44, March 15, 2021
• Plot/Plat
  (1943: 58) “Assoon [sic] as the Bell rang & I had dismissed the Children I took a walk in the Garden; When I had gone round two or three Platts Mrs Carter
  54 KB (7,369 words) - 13:09, March 16, 2021
• Bridge
  38) “We were very busy planning the grounds & I laid out a linden avenue for the Professor’s private walk. I was often reminded of your fancy for such things
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• Prospect
  exceeds any I have ever seen in any part of the country.” Brissot de Warville, J.-P., 1788, describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax
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• Seat
  report to George Washington]. . . I next made the distribution regular with streets at right angle north-south and east west but afterwards I opened others
  85 KB (11,717 words) - 17:54, April 7, 2021
• Eminence
  the height of three feet. I can never forget how de-lighted I was with my first visit to this island. The amiable ladies whom I had the pleasure to accompany
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• Cascade/Cataract/Waterfall
  June 22, 1791, in a report to George Washington, describing his plans for Washington, DC (quoted in Caemmerer 1950: 153) “I propose in this map, of leting
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• Arbor
  thatch or bark. I send you herewith (See FRONTISPIECE) sketches of two of these, copied from a French volume on garden decorations. I have had one of these
  52 KB (6,854 words) - 17:24, August 19, 2021
• Alley
  1737. William Dering, attr., Portrait of George Booth, 1748–50. John Singleton Copley, Rebecca Boylston, 1767. George Ropes, Salem Common on Training Day,
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• The Woodlands
  ” Washington, George, January 15, 1784, in a letter from Mount Vernon to William Hamilton “If I recollect right, I heard you say when I had the pleasure
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• Manasseh Cutler
  soon became very sociable, which was more than I expected, from the character I had heard of the man. I found him to be a practical botanist, though he
  44 KB (7,185 words) - 20:02, September 8, 2021
• Virgil Warder
  injustice that motivated her generosity: “And before I conclude my will, I feel it necessary to mention that I hope none of my dear relatives will think my donations
  16 KB (2,226 words) - 21:32, October 5, 2021
• Samuel Vaughan
  several states on this Continent that will thrive here, I have enclosed a sketch of such others as I have been able to procure since the 7th of last month
  25 KB (3,188 words) - 21:31, October 5, 2021

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