Note 51 — Chapter IV · The Warrior, the Statesman, and the Planter.
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An old negro servant of the household of Mrs. Custis gave the following account of the impression Washington produced upon the family:
“Never seed the like, sir—never the like of him, though I have seen many in my day—so tall, so straight! And then, sir, he sat on a horse and rode with such an air! Ah, sir, he was like no one else! Many of the grandest gentlemen, in the gold lace, were at the wedding; but none looked like the man himself.”—Soldier and Patriot, p. 58.