A Georgetown life : the reminiscences of Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon of Tudor Place
2020
920.72 K34qu 2020
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Title
A Georgetown life : the reminiscences of Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon of Tudor Place
Variant Title
Reminiscences of Britannia Kennon of Tudor Place
Published
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2020.
Description
xi, 250 p. : ill., ports. (some col.) ; 21 x 21 cm.
Call Number
920.72 K34qu 2020
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1142933809
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.
L2020M103
"Britannia Kenyon (1815-1911) was a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington and owner of Tudor Place from 1854 until her death in 1911. Starting around 1890 her grandchildren began prompting Britannia to describe her childhood in Georgetown, her memories of Tudor Place during the Civil War, and recollections of George and Martha Washington and Mount Vernon that had been told to her by her mother, Martha Custis Peter (1777-1854). These memories and anecdotes form the manuscript compilation known as The Reminiscences of Britannia W. Kennon. The document, which has never been published before, is a significant primary resource containing eyewitness accounts from someone who lived in Georgetown for nearly 96 years and interacted with a number of significant historical figures. The political and social prominence of the Peter family in Georgetown and greater Washington ensured that Britannia met Presidents of the United States, and dignitaries such as Lafayette, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, and Daniel Webster ...--Provided by publisher.
L2020M103
"Britannia Kenyon (1815-1911) was a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington and owner of Tudor Place from 1854 until her death in 1911. Starting around 1890 her grandchildren began prompting Britannia to describe her childhood in Georgetown, her memories of Tudor Place during the Civil War, and recollections of George and Martha Washington and Mount Vernon that had been told to her by her mother, Martha Custis Peter (1777-1854). These memories and anecdotes form the manuscript compilation known as The Reminiscences of Britannia W. Kennon. The document, which has never been published before, is a significant primary resource containing eyewitness accounts from someone who lived in Georgetown for nearly 96 years and interacted with a number of significant historical figures. The political and social prominence of the Peter family in Georgetown and greater Washington ensured that Britannia met Presidents of the United States, and dignitaries such as Lafayette, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, and Daniel Webster ...--Provided by publisher.
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