Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
The law office of James Monroe,

in this exhibit, with an interesting view
of the shaky back stairs which he must
have climbed many times while living
here.
His brother, William Paul, kept gro
Gerry store in the front of the house in
which they lived. He assumed the
name of Jones, calling himself John
Paul Jones, and was appointed first
lieutenant in the American Navy in
ITS. Later Benjamin Franklin advised
the French government to prepare a
feet OF seven vessels, and suggested
| that the command of this feet be given
| to John Paul Jones. The order was
! carried out. and when Jones was put in
command he named his own ship the
!. Bonhomme Richard for Benjamin
Franklin. It was while in command
of this ship that he won the greatest
naval engagement in history, which re-
suited in the surrender to him of the
! Scraps. Several days later the Bon
homme Richard sank, and his record
! from then on to his death Is very
| colorful. He was an officer in the
| French navy and later became a rear
admiral in the Russian navy. He died
| in Paris in 1892. The house in which
he lived is marked, or was the last
painted tin sign.
One print shows the long low build
ing where, before Washington's time,
"Sukey" Livingston kept a coffee house
and entertained many notableS, among
them Col. Byrd of Richmond when he
came to call on Col. Willis, top man
of the town." According to local ira
dition, over the door there hung sign
which read: Walk in, gentlemen, sit
at your ease; pay for what you call for,
and call for what you please"
Col. Byrd's diaries speak very highly
of Mistress Livingston as tavern
keeper and "doctress," and states that
she has other professions.
The Doggett house has interesting
doorways, columned porches, and quar-
tiers in the yard, as well as an unusual
interior, showing scenic wallpaper more
than $50 years old, beautifully carved
mantel, wide floor boards and lovely
paneling.
CLOSE by these pictures is one of
- the old ferry landing used by
George Washington on his daily jour-
ney to Fredericksburg to attend school,
with a distant view across the muddy
Rappahannock of the farm where the
first President lived as boy and which
was commonly called Ferry Farm. 1t
was to Ferry Farm that the Washing
tons moved when Wakefield was burned
III 100, dIQ IL was J. d1lyWIlC1CI
that George Washington cut down the
cherry tree, broke the neck of his
mothers favorite colt, and tossed the
Spanish dollar from shore to shore.
George Washington was IL years cid
when Augustine Washington died, and
1t was at this age that he assumed the
responsibility of having grace and
family prayers in his home.
The Washingtons lived at Ferry Farm
until after the battle Of Bunker Hill,
when George Washington nersuaded his
mother to move to Fredericksburg and
live in a small house which he had
bought. as he had to leave to take COM
mand of the troops. This house still
stands in Fredericksburg, and flowers
said to have been planted by Mary
Washington still bloom in its garden.
1t was between this house and Ken
more that Washington on one of his
visits to his mother planted Is horse
chestnut trees along the walk. 1t was
to this house Of Mary Washington in
Fredericksburg that Gen. Washington
went after the surrender of Yorktown,
when he was on his way to Philadel-
phia with his staff of French and
American officers. It was to this house
in 1884 that Lafayette came for the
purpose of paying his respects to Wash
ington'S mother. He came unan-
nounced through a side gate and found
Mrs. Washington raking leaves in her
garden. She dropped the rake, took
beth of his hands in hers, and he nat
urally bowed low. Later in speaking of
her he said: IT have seen the only
Roman mother living today"