This edition has been carefully revised, and although very little has been added of late years to our knowledge of the facts of Washington's life, I have tried to examine all that has appeared. The researches of Mr. Waters, which were published just after these volumes in the first edition had passed through the press, enable me to give the Washington pedigree with certainty, and have turned conjecture into fact. The recent publication in full of Lear's memoranda, although they tell nothing new about Washington's last moments, help toward a completion of all the details of the scene. INTRODUCTION I. THE OLD DOMINION II. THE WASHINGTONS III. ON THE FRONTIER IV. LOVE AND MARRIAGE V. TAKING CO…
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