Working Class History Test

[Michael Hoover]

> Since Washington was a big land owner, his legendary occupation as a 
> surveyor makes sense. It is sort of the Yurtle the Turtle phenomenon. He 
> was lord of all that he could see.
> Charles Brown
> 
> >>> "Michael Hoover" <hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us> 07/23/99 05:34PM >>>
> GW profited economically from relations with the family 
> Fairfax that resulted in vast western (Ohio River) land holdings for 
> him, 

Washington's half-brother was married to a daughter Fairfax and he 
got GW the surveying job for that family which resulted in his 
obtaining above lands...  Michael Hoover