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French Official Sees George Washington Playing Catch "For Hours"

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Text	"To-day he [George Washington] sometimes throws and catches the ball for whole hours with his aides-de-camp." (French Marquis, 1779.)
Sources	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," Nine, 2000; reprinted in David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, ref # 32.
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 |Sources=<p>Chase, E. P., ed.,&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">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</span>&nbsp;(Duffield and Company, NY, 1929), p. 114. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nine,</span>&nbsp;2000; reprinted in David Block,&nbsp;<span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>,</span>&nbsp;ref # 32.</p>
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