ALS (draft): Baltimore, to John Fitzgerald, 1796 Aug. 19.

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ALS (draft): Baltimore, to John Fitzgerald, 1796 Aug. 19.

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In the opening of the letter Washington says he has been in the Federal City examining the public buildings under construction; most of the letter is concerned with the sale of some land to John Gill, who had been leasing it from him.

1 item (2 p.) ; 21 cm.

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FitzGerald, John

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Son of Doctor John Fitzgerald. Lived at "Walnut Hill," Nottoway County, Va. near Blacks and Whites, now called Blackstone, Va. From the description of John "Jack" Fitzgerald Papers 1827-1855 1831-1855. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 624156730 Plantation owner, merchant, and apparently a school official, of Nottoway County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1817-1902. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20769960 ...

Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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Gill, John, active 1795-1799

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...