Before we left i had called Mark Whatford who is the Librarian / Archivist at Gunston Hall and asked if i could see any original documents of George Mason's relating to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and or the Politics of the times. He just asked to give him a few days heads up as to when i was coming. Boy am i glad i did!!! This day turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip for me and subsequently for Tricia too. Mark Whatford (God Bless you !!!) turned out to be this really cool gentleman, that pulled some newly discovered original documents in George Washington's, George Mason's, and John Jay's handwriting, and some maps. i was so overwhelmed and in awe that i can not correctly relate back to what everything was. However i knew i was............
("Standing in the presence of the Past.....Darryl Worley)
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| Gunston Hall entrance |
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| the tombs of George Mason (left) and his wife AnnMason |
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| Gunston Hall facing the Potomac |
Sam and Tricia at the Manassas Battlefield (Bull Run for you Yankees)
the Stone Bridge at the 2nd Manassas
Tricia retreating toward the Yankee Side
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