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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Virginia. He grew up hunting, fishing and horseback riding on a large farm. His father died when he was eleven years old. He probably had little or no formal education. He may have been taught at home.
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Between 1786 and 1794 George Washington and Arthur Young exchanged nearly thirty letters, mainly on the subject of agriculture. Washington enclosed a map of his farm in a letter to Young dated December 12, 1793, and this printed map is based upon it. Originally prepared for an 1801 publication concerning the correspondence, this map describes land under cultivation on the Union, Dogue Run, Muddy Hole, Mansion House, and River Farms. The map ... shows land unsuitable for agriculture because of marshes, woodlands, or topography. It was not drawn or annotated by Washington.
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George was born in 1732 in Virginia. When George was growing up, he lived on Ferry Farm. He learned to fish and ride horses. He ... did a lot of boating. He had 5 brothers and sisters and 2 step brothers. George had a lot of cousins.
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A: The last letter that George Washington wrote was to his farm manager on December 13, 1799, the day before he died. He wrote Alexander Hamilton on the proposed Military Academy, on December 12.
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