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...Revolution. latter part which Betty could very well remember and her father's homecoming and the joy it caused.
There was one button on the string that Betty valued very highly, as well she might, for it came off the plum colored velvet coat of George Washington, and he had given it to her himself.
Betty lived in Philadelphia and one of her schoolmates at Mrs. Burt's day school was a niece of Mrs. Hancock, wife of the governor.
President Washington was to stop off in Philadelphia for a night and a day to consult with Congress before going on to New York, and he was to be the guest of Governor and Mrs. Hancock.
They planned to give a big dinner in the president's honor and Mrs. Hancock allowed her niece to invite some little friends to come and look...
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