John Cary (valet)

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John Cary (August 1729 - 2 June 1843) was the colored servant of American Revolutionary War General George Washington.

Cary was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in August 1729 snd died in Washington, D.C., 2 June 1843. He was with his master in the old French war at Braddock's defeat, and accompanied him through the revolutionary struggle.^[1]

References

↑ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Cary, John". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton

Persondata
Name	Cary, John
Alternative names
Short description	African-American servant
Date of birth	1729
Place of birth	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Date of death	2 June 1843
Place of death	Washington, D. C.

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