On This Day 250 Years Ago
January 31, 1775
“Miss Dent & a daughter of Captn. Marshalls dind here,” Washington writes in his diary. Capt. Thomas Hanson Marshall’s daughter is Mary Marshall. Miss Dent is likely Mary’s aunt, Sarah Dent. The Marshall family had longstanding ties to Mount Vernon; the family home, Marshall Hall, was located across the Potomac River.
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