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in him is not his

military or political genius at all, for I doubt whether he had much,

but a curious Yankee shrewdness in money matters. He thought

himself a very rich man, yet he never spent a dollar foolishly. He

was almost the only Virginian I ever heard of, in public life discount nfl jerseys, who

did not die insolvent."



During this long speech, Carrington glanced across at Madeleine,

and caught her eye. Ratcliffe's criticism was not to her taste.

Carrington could see that she thought it unworthy of him, and he

knew that it would irritate her.



"I will lay a little trap for Mr. Ratcliffe," thought he to himself;

"we will see whether he gets out of it." So Carrington began, and

all listened closely, for, as a Virginian nfl football jerseys, he was supposed to know

much about the subject, and his family had been deep in the

confidence of Washington himself.



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some curious stories about General Washington's closeness in

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if the weight or number were not exact, he sent it back. Once,

during his absence, his steward had a room plastered, and paid the

plasterer's bill. On the General's return, he measured the room, and

found that the plasterer had charged fifteen shillings too much.

Meanwhile the man had died, and the General made a claim of

fifteen shillings on his estate, which was paid. Again, one of his

tenants brought him the rent. The exact change of fourpence was

required.



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with the balance against the next year's rent. The General refused

and made him ride nine miles to Alexandria and back for the

fourpence. On the other hand, he sent to a shoemaker in

Alexandria to come and measure him for shoes. The man returned

word that he did not go to any one's house to take measures, and

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