Mary Calvi's Blog: Bonus Material
January 20, 2019
Did you know... George Washington had a first love.
Excerpts from Washington biographies in the 1800s about Mary Eliza Philipses:
Henry Cabot Lodge, 1889: “He was dined and wined in Philadelphia, and again in New York, where he fell in love at apparently short notice with heiress Mary Philipse…”
Jared Sparks, 1843: “The charms of this lady made a deep impression upon the heart of the Virginia Colonel.”
Washington Irving, 1855: “That he was an open admirer of Miss Philipse is an historical fact.”
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Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love
Henry Cabot Lodge, 1889: “He was dined and wined in Philadelphia, and again in New York, where he fell in love at apparently short notice with heiress Mary Philipse…”
Jared Sparks, 1843: “The charms of this lady made a deep impression upon the heart of the Virginia Colonel.”
Washington Irving, 1855: “That he was an open admirer of Miss Philipse is an historical fact.”
For More information, click here
Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love
