november september american lawyer military officer author member washington family washington born family cedar lawn plantation near virginia present day west_virginia eldest children practiced law served second lieutenant mexican american war service war washington reportedly wore sword great george_washington following mexican american war washington traveled california authored novel tale told years washington relocated east missouri 1850s remained years fought border bleeding kansas confrontations slavery border missouri command captain washington present june free attack known sustained minor injuries washington died drowning falling overboard september family descendants claim washington murdered washington great grandson great president united_states george_washington great grandson united_states house representative virginia nephew member early life family born november cedar lawn plantation near virginia present day west_virginia eldest son wife washington father washington grandson great grandson great president united_states george_washington mother great grandson united_states house representative virginia nephew member later served minister denmark president washington raised large family cedar lawn brothers sisters large number siblings washington inheritance father sizable brothers pursued number business opportunities build personal wealth washington studied operating law practice november advertised spirit jefferson newspaper agent landowners ohio offered services legal defense tax payments lands august brother washington engaged real estate venture selling lots acres km2 military career washington subsequently served second lieutenant mexican american war onset war washington enrolled company united_states_army december half weeks later selected committee prominent citizens december serve company second lieutenant washington company departed january reached texas march according washington wore sword great george_washington serving mexico sword carried washington stated precious potent rally member virginia regiment generous deeds july published letter washington praised general potential whig candidate president washington remarked taylor firm true whig looked taylor remarked president united_states fort monroe virginia company return east washington drafted letter dated united_states secretary war offering raise company troops fight mexican armed forces oregon condition granted later careers pursuits following service mexican american war washington joined traveled california california gold rush brother washington existing records washington finding gold pursuit california washington authored novel tale told years published washington relocated east missouri 1850s remained years fought border bleeding kansas confrontations slavery border missouri missouri washington wrote poetry contributed local newspapers returned virginia later 1850s virginia washington applied military office march expansion congress added new regiments protect large additional territory obtained mexico december washington established joint stock company promote emigration kansas returned missouri continued serve washington served border company command captain june washington company attacked near kansas anti slavery free forces leadership abolitionist seeing reinforcements nearby captain instructed washington send reinforcements washington departed early stages engagement send reinforcements sustained slight wounds surrendered brown men brown took prisoners attack came known black jack point death legacy washington died drowning falling overboard near missouri night september washington family descendants claim washington murdered pro slavery southern sympathies possibly retaliation participation bleeding kansas conflicts remarking washington death stated incident gave kansas bloody washington lifelong bachelor died issue younger brother washington naming fifth child born san_antonio texas july theoretical american royal succession according article scrap book entitled washington crowned later february article life entitled washington king carpenter engineer rule succeeded father king united_states great george_washington accepted position monarch president course theoretical washington family royal succession publicized washington_post following laws male preference succession recognized time american independence heir apparent father eldest son turn eldest son george_washington eldest brother theoretical king lawrence united_states reign spanning father death death following death american crown passed eldest brother washington
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