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Washington, Richard, of Lon-
don, 58.

Washington, Warner, 63.
Watson, Elkanah, at Valley
Forge, 121; at Mount Ver-
non, 171.

Watts, Lady Mary, 199.
Wayne, General Anthony, at
Morristown, 134.
Westlake, Mrs., describes Mrs.
Washington at Valley Forge,
122, 123.

West, Nathaniel, Colonel, 4.
West Unity, 4.

Whaley, Matthew, the Mattey
School, 10.

Whaley, Mrs. Mary, 10.
Wharton, Thomas, Governor of
Pennsylvania, 125.

President

White, Bishop, describes fare-
well dinner to
Washington, 262.

Wick, Temperance, exploit of,
131, 132.

Wignell, Thomas, English
actor, 211.

William and Mary College
founded, 9, 18.
Williamsburg, social life of, 8,
11, 12.

Willis, Colonel, gives dinner to
Washington, 178.

Wilson, Judge James, 245, 260.
Wingate, Hon. Paine, dines
with Washingtons, 199.
Wolcott, Miss, marries Chaun-
cey Goodrich, 215.
Wolcott, Mrs. Olive, attrac-
tions of, 215; in Philadelphia,
228; Nelly Custis writes to,
263, 273, 274.
Wolcott, Oliver, Secretary of
the Treasury, 234, 235.
Wynkoop,

Henry, speaker,
calls on Mrs. Morris, 199.

YRUJO, Marquis de, minister

from Spain, at Mount Ver-
non, 252.

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