The products of his estate became so noted for the faithfulness, as to quality and quantity, with which they were put up, that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of George Washington, Mount Vernon, was exempted from the customary inspection... The Freemason's Monthly Magazine - Page 851850Full view - About this book
| Almanacs, American - 1851 - 316 pages
...of his country had cost him, furnishes a charming illustration of his habitual exactness. The fact that every barrel of flour which bore the brand of...George Washington, Mount Vernon," was exempted from the otherwise uniform inspection in the West India ports — that name being regarded as an ample guaranty... | |
| Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 800 pages
...of his country had cost him, furnishes a charming illustration of his habitual exactness. The fact that every barrel of flour which bore the brand of...exempted from the customary inspection in the West India port?, — that name being regarded as an ample guaranty of the quality and quantity of any article... | |
| C. Gough - 1853 - 414 pages
...of his country had cost him, furnishes a charming illustration of his habitual exactness. The fact that every barrel of flour which bore the brand of...George Washington, Mount Vernon," was exempted from the otherwise uniform inspection in the West India Ports — that name being regarded, as an ample guarantee... | |
| Washington Irving - Celebrities - 1855 - 566 pages
...faithfulness, as to quality and quantity, with which they were put up, that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of George Washington, Mount Vernon,...exempted from the customary inspection in the West India ports.f He was an early riser, often before daybreak in the winter when the nights were long. On such... | |
| Education - 1858 - 402 pages
...which bore the brand of " George Washingington, Mount Vernon," was exempted from the otherwise uniform inspection in the West India ports — that name being regarded as an ample guarantee of the quality and quantity of any article to which it was affixed — supplies a not less... | |
| Washington Irving - 1859 - 498 pages
...faithfulness, as to quality and quantity, with which they wore put up, that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of George Washington, Mount Vernon,...the customary inspection in the West India ports. 8 He was an early riser, often before daybreak in the winter when the nights were long. On such occasions... | |
| J. T. Headley - 1859 - 530 pages
...These were so excellent in quality and so full in quantity that it 13 said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of " George Washington, Mount Vernon,"...was exempted from the customary inspection in the latter ports. Washington was a fisherman, also, for gain, and every year many barrels marked with his... | |
| Literature - 1859 - 886 pages
...These were so excellent in quality and so full in quantity that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of "George Washington, Mount Vernon,"...was exempted from the customary inspection in the latter ports. Washington was a fisherman, also, for gain, and every year many barrels marked with his... | |
| HON. J. Y. HEADLEY - 1860 - 502 pages
...These were so excellent in quality and so full in quantity that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of " George Washington, Mount Vernon,"...was exempted from the customary inspection in the latter ports. Washington was a fisherman, also, for gain, and every year many barrels marked with his... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...faithfulness, as to quantity and quality, with which they were put up, that it is said any barrel of flour that bore the brand of George Washington, Mount Vernon,...the customary inspection in the West India ports. He rose early, often before daybreak in the winter when the nights were long. On such occasions he... | |
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