George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 6 December 1772]

6. Mr. Fairfax went away after breakfast, & Mr. Jno. Fitzhugh of Marmion came in the Afternoon.

jno. fitzhugh of marmion: possibly the son of William Fitzhugh (1725–1791) of Marmion in the old Chotank neighborhood. Another John Fitzhugh, son of Maj. John Fitzhugh (d. 1733) of Marmion, had died earlier in the year.

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    [Diary entry: 6 December 1772]
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    Washington, George
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    6 December 1772

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    “[Diary entry: 6 December 1772],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0002-0028-0006. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 147.]