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When George
Washington was 14 he was a strong young man. George became a surveyor.
There was a great need for surveyors in the colonies. George was wealthy.
He also knew how to dance well. George went to school and learned reading,
arithmetic, and handwriting. As a schoolboy, George copied rules of behavior
in a exercise book. George learned rules, like:
"Turn not your back to others especially in speaking, Jog not on the Table or Desk on which Another reads or writes, learn not upon any one." "Use no Reproachful language against any one neither Curse nor Revile." " Play not the Peacock, looking every where about you, to See if you be well Deck't, if your Shoes fit well, if your Stockings Sit neatly, and Clothes handsomely." "While you are talking, Point not with your Finger at him of Whom you Discouse nor Approach too near him to whom you talk especially to his face." "Be not Curious to Know the Affairs of Others neither approach those that Speak in Private." "It's unbecoming to Stoop ,Keep your Fingers clean and when foul wipe them on a Corner of your Table Napkin." "Sleep not when others Stand." "Spit not into the Fire." He learned 110 rules. When George was a child he was sober, quiet, attentive, and dignified. He respected his elders very much. He was admired even when he was a boy. George grew up to be a nice and well taught man. |
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Martha Custis was a wealthy widow who lived in Williamsburg with her two children, Patsy and Jack. She liked George Washington and George liked Martha. It wasn't long before the couple got married. George married Martha Custis on January 6, 1759. Martha and the children packed their things and moved to Mount Vernon with George. |
| George never had any children of his own. He did, however, have step children. Martha had two children, Patsy and Jack. George treated them like his own and ordered toys for them from England. He also invited friends to bring their children to play with them. As the years went by, things began to change. After months of a long illness, Patsy died at the age of 17. The same year, Jack quit college and married Nelly Calvert from Maryland. |  |
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