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I begin to grow heartily tired of the etiquette and nonsense so fashionable in this city.

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George Mason
Age: 66 †
Born: 1725
Born: December 11
Died: 1792
Died: October 7
Lawyer
Politician
Slaveholder
Statesman
Fairfax
Virginia
George Mason IV
Cities
Heartily
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