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became Washington's by the death of the daughter of his brother Lawrence (_note_)--as it was when the abode of Washington, i. 304; agricultural products of the estate of, i. 306; generous scale of hospitality at, before the Revolution--names of distinguished visitors at, i. 308; tranquil years passed by Washington at, before the Revolution, i. 310; return of Washington to, on the dissolution of the first continental Congress, i. 454; the headquarters of military councils in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471; busy life of Washington at, in 1775, i. 475; news of the battle of Lexington at, i. 527; alarm occasioned at, by the movements of Lord Dunmore (_note_), ii. 26; threatened by Lord Dunmore, ii. 110; return of Washington to, at the conclusion of the war, iii. 37; numerous visitors at, in 1784, iii. 42, 48; visit of Lafayette to, iii. 42; Washington's improvements at, in 1785, iii. 50; influence of Washington on public affairs while in retirement at,