Letters: 1778-1799.

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Letters: 1778-1799.

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From [New] Brunswick, New Jersey, Washington writes to William Fitzhugh, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, introducing Dr. Wellford and praising him for his service to the "sick and wounded of our army in captivity." A second letter, 8 November 1799, from Difficult Bridge, Wylie's Tavern, Fairfax County, Virginia, to the Surveyor General of the Land Office, Richmond, Virginia, requests information on his discovery that William Shepherd, who was with Washington on the survey, may have filed on the same tract of land. Washington requests action. An accompanying letter, 7 November 1799, is filed in the land office, Letters Received, George Washington to Surveyor General, in the vault. The positive photostat of the 8 November letter has been transferred to the Land Office, Letters Received.

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Fitzhugh, William, 1741-1809

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William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741 – June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House of Burgesses and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly following the Commonwealth's formation. His Stafford County home, Chatham Manor, is on the National Register for Historic Places and serves as the National Park Service Headquarters for the Fr...

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...

Shepherd, William Robert

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Wellford, Robert, 1753-1823

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