On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — July 17, 1774

On this day 250 years ago, George Mason and George Washington make final edits to the draft Fairfax Resolves at Mount Vernon. They spend the night at Mount Vernon and ride into Alexandria the next day to present the proposed Resolves to the Fairfax County meeting.

Source: https://www.loc.gov/collections/george-washington-papers/articles-and-essays/fairfax-resolves/


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