On This Day 250 Years Ago
March 26, 1775
Washington spends a misty Sunday at Wilton, the home of Anne Harrison Randolph, outside of Richmond. Randolph, the daughter of Benjamin and Anne Carter Harrison of Berkeley, is the widow of William Randolph. Since her husband’s death, she has presided over Wilton, which was built in the early 1750s about six miles south of Richmond.Tomorrow, Washington will return to Richmond for the final session of the Second Virginia Convention.
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