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Within are the sarcophagi of Washington and his wife, Martha. Near them were buried some of their relatives, to whose memory several monuments are erected. The guide hurried us on to the mansion. Going around to the front, we entered the old Banquet Hall. In it is a large painting of Washington ordering the troops. The mantle-piece with its beautiful marble carvings and the frescoed ceiling were especially beautiful in this room. In here was also the proof-sheet of Washington's inaugural address in which appears some of his hand-writing, giving directions for changing and showing where insertions were to be made. Then there is a plan of the Bastille given by Lafayette to Washington. This is made more interesting from being cut in one of the stones that formed the Bastille, taken from the ruins.
We next entered the main hall. Interesting rooms open from this. One is the West Parlor, in which is a chair presented by Lafayette's grandson; another is Miss Custis's music-room, in which is a zither, given by W. to his adopted daughter, and an old flute of W.'s - Over the door hung his old spy-glass in its accustomed place. Opposite, is Martha Washington's sitting-room. The dining room opens from this hall. It is hung, like all the rest of the rooms, with old paintings. The library is filled with old books etc - On one paper I noticed the date 1804. Up the old winding stairs we passed and found the room Lafayette always occupied when visiting Mt. V.