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departure of, for England, to take possession of estates, i. 454.

Fairfax, Honorable William, father-in-law of Lawrence Washington, i. 43; biographical notice of (_note_), i. 49.

Fairfax, Mrs., letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 489.

Fairfax, Thomas, the sixth lord, antiquity of the family of--brief biographical notice of, i. 47; personal appearance of, i. 48; splendid fortune and large estates of, i. 48, 52, 220; liberality and mode of living of, i. 49; young Washington his companion in hunting, i. 50; regard of, for young Washington, i. 51; a contributor to the _Spectator_ (_note_), i. 220.

Fairfax, Thomas, the tenth lord, at Woodburne, Maryland, in 1855 (_note_), i. 49.

Falls of the Potomac, hurt received by Washington at, iii. 303.

Falmouth, bombarded and burnt by a squadron under Lieutenant Mowatt,