Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Historical Relics of George Washington Inherited and Collected by Mr. William Lanier Washington: Original Letters and Documents by George Mason and Others on the Formation of the Constitution
The Relics consist of articles of silver and tableware owned by General Washington and used at Mount Vernon, snuff boxes, writing case, the sword belt buckle used to fasten the belt from which one of Washington's swords depended during the War of the Revolution, shoe buckles, money scales and weights, candlesticks, whist counters, reading glass, two silver Camp Cups and a silver serving spoon used by Washington during the Revolution, Martha Washington's teaspoon and money purse, the wedding ring of Washington's mother, a magnificent portrait of Washington by Rembrandt Peale, the only authentic portrait of Washington's mother, and other relics of the highest interest and importance.
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