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3 giorni fa · Nelle cantine di Mount Vernon, la celebre tenuta di George Washington in Virginia, ... la cuoca portata a Mount Vernon da Martha Washington nel 1759 e incaricata della supervisione della cucina.
3 giorni fa · Martha wore a black mourning cape for one year, and she burned her correspondence with Washington to protect its privacy, though five letters between the couple are known to have survived: two from Martha to George and three from him to her.
TIL that in his will, George Washington left directions to emancipate all of the enslaved people that he owned after the death of Martha Washington. On January 1, 1801, all of the enslaved people he owned were freed. The Emancipation Proclamation was put into act on January 1, 1863, 62 years later.
3 giorni fa · A striking archaeological discovery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate has unearthed 29 intact bottles of preserved cherries and berries, providing a rare glimpse into the food...
2 giorni fa · But when he died, he immediately freed just one person in his will, his longtime manservant, and decreed that the other slaves he owned would be freed upon the death of his wife Martha.
3 giorni fa · This makes it more difficult to own as it is expensive. A different and inexpensive option to own with Martha Washington is the 1976 Mardi Gras token that features a young Martha on the obverse. The reverse features Venus de Milo. In our 100 Greatest Women on Coins blog series covering Whitman Publishing’s publication, we have featured a few ...
4 giorni fa · Süße Archäologie-Sensation bei Renovierungsarbeiten: Auf dem Anwesen des ersten US-Präsidenten George Washington wurden 250 Jahre alte Kirschkonserven entdeckt.
