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French Official Sees George Washington Playing Catch "For Hours"
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Text | Chase, E. P., ed., Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of Francois Marquis de Barbe-Marbois during his Residence in the United States as Secretary of the French Legation 1779 - 1785 [Duffield and Company, NY, 1929], p. 114. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, ref # 32. |
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1779. French Official Sees George Washington Playing Catch "For Hours""
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