Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Excerpt from Proceedings in the House of Representatives of the United States: On the Presentation of the Sword of Washington and the Staff of Franklin, February 7, 1843 In the distribution of the swords hereby devised among the five nephews therein enumerated, the one now presented fell to the share of samuel washington, the devisee last named in the clause of the will which I have just read. 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.