Excerpt from Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana: Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States From Washington to Cleveland, With Accompanying Biographies of Each In 1751, when the Virginia militia were put under training with a view to active service against France, \vashington, though only nineteen years of age, was appointed Adjutant with the rank of Major. In Sep tember of that year the failing health of Lawrence Washington rendered it neces sary for him to seek a warmer climate, and George accompanied him in a voyage to Barbadoes. They returned early in 1752, and Lawrence shortly afterward died, leav ing his large property to an infant daughter. In his will George was' named one of the executors and as eventual heir to Mount Vernon, and by the death of the infant niece soon succeeded to_ that estate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.