[Letter] 1784 Aug. 4, Gunston Hall [to] Col. John Fitzgerald / G. Mason.

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[Letter] 1784 Aug. 4, Gunston Hall [to] Col. John Fitzgerald / G. Mason.

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Mason writes to the merchant John Fitzgerald in Alexandria, Virginia, telling him he wants to purchase 3 servants, which the bearer of this note, Capt. Simpson, will "endeavour to get such for me." He also asks Fitzgerald to return his "remarks upon the laws respecting the Duty upon exporting Tobacco."

[1] leaf ; 12 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Fitzgerald, John, active 1756-1798

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Continental Army officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington; businessman of Alexandria, Va. From the description of John Fitzgerald papers, 1756-1798. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454969 ...

Mason, George, 1725-1792

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George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and his Objections to this Constitution of Government (1787) opposing ratification, have exercised a significant influence on American politic...