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Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington (1)
by
Margaret C. Conkling
Auburn: Derby, Miller, and COmpany. 1851
Chapter I.
The name of Mary—how the heart
Thrills at the sound of that sweet name!
The holiest thoughts it may impart,
Or wake the soul to deeds of fame! J.W.M.
Well-ordered home, man's best delight to make
And with submissive wisdom, modest skill,
To raise the virtues— Thompson.
Mrs. Mary Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia, towards the conclusion of the year 1706. Little is known of her ancestors, except that she inherited an unimpeachable name. We are informed that she was descended from a highly respectable family of English colonists, named Ball, who originally established themselves on the banks of the Potomac.
It is to be lamented that no records of the youth, or early womanhood of this illustrious lady have been preserved.
We are, therefore, in ignorance of the education and domestic influences by which her remarkable character was developed and matured.
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