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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Extract of a letter from Georgetown, Maryland, detailing General Washington's will: legacies including pistols to Lafayette, books and papers to Judge Washington, and a writing desk to Dr. Craik. Describes Washington's prudent return of an oaken box from the Earl of Buchan. Notes his will's elaborate justifications for disposing of his million-dollar estate. Compares him favorably to Lord Bacon's rule on greatness.
Merged-components note: Consecutive reading orders with adjacent bounding boxes; both components discuss aspects of George Washington's will and character, forming a coherent domestic news item.
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"THE particular testimonies of Gen. Washington's remembrance to individuals consist of four legacies only." One of these is a pair of curiously mounted pistols to M. de la Fayette, who took them, when commanding a small detachment during the revolutionary war, and presented them to the General. His books and papers to Judge Washington—a most valuable gift; and to Dr. Craik, a whimsically shaped mechanical writing desk. I must not omit here a circumstance, which places in an eminent point of view the beautiful propriety of his characteristical prudence, by which he often disengaged himself from situations truly embarrassing. Some years since, the present earl of Buchan sent to the General a curious oaken box, made out of the tree which concealed Sir James Wallace, with this request subjoined, "that he would at his death, leave it to the man he thought most worthy." The General with great wisdom has desired the box to be returned to his Lordship, with this answer, "that it is not for General Washington to point out the worthiest citizen of the United States." One striking singularity of his will, is an elaborate collection of arguments annexed to every item, wherein he demonstrates the propriety of the management and disposal of his effects and wealth, which is estimated at a million of dollars."
HAD the celebrated Lord Bacon existed at the present day, he would have made our late illustrious deceased, an exception to his general rule, "that it is impossible to rise to greatness without a mixture of good and evil"
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Georgetown, Maryland
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washington's estate estimated at a million of dollars, with elaborate arguments justifying disposal in his will
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Particular testimonies of Gen. Washington's remembrance to individuals consist of four legacies: pair of curiously mounted pistols to M. de la Fayette, books and papers to Judge Washington, whimsically shaped mechanical writing desk to Dr. Craik. Story of oaken box from earl of Buchan returned with note that it is not for General Washington to point out the worthiest citizen of the United States. Striking singularity of his will is elaborate collection of arguments annexed to every item demonstrating propriety of management and disposal of effects and wealth.