John Cary (valet)
John Cary (August 1729[dubious – discuss] - 2 June 1843) was the colored servant of American Revolutionary War General George Washington.
Cary was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in August 1729 [dubious – discuss] and died in Washington, D.C., 2 June 1843.[1][2] He was with Washington in the old French war at Braddock's defeat, and accompanied him through the revolutionary struggle.
References
- ^ Muller, John (2013). "John Cary: General Washington's Body Servant". Mark Twain in Washington,: The Adventures of a Capital Correspondent, Part 3. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625840318. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1844, Volumes 15-16. Gray and Bowen. 1843. p. 321. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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