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George Washington

Early Life and Family

Who was Sally Fairfax?

Sally Fairfax was the wife of Washington’s friend George William Fairfax. Washington liked Sally and some have speculated that this may have led to an affair. Others say that Sally remained the love of his life but that there was no physical affair.



Washington returning to his Mt. Vernon home after a hunt in a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.