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patronymic surname .
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By the time Mike had returned with the cups, he had recalled where he had heard the name Fitzhugh before.
Unwise Child Randall Garrett 1957
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"Locust Grove" (also known as the Fitzhugh Catlett place), near Guinea, Va.
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Estimated at $12,000-18,000, it belongs to a pattern known as "Fitzhugh", of which so few pieces were made it is suspected that they all were once part of the same service.
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Estimated at $12,000-18,000, it belongs to a pattern known as "Fitzhugh", of which so few pieces were made it is suspected that they all were once part of the same service.
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Other top works include two pieces in the 'Fitzhugh' pattern, a green and orange dinner plate and an American Eagle decorated platter (est. $5/7,000 and
Antique News News! 2009
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Southern culture was actively hostile to market forces — George Fitzhugh spends a great deal of time condemning the isms spawned by capitalism.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010
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BTW, I have read Fitzhugh and his reasoning is in part of why slavery would have gone away.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010
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He wanted him in the army, and on November 4 his second in command, Colonel William Fitzhugh, wrote Washington a flattering letter trying to get him to reconsider.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Smallholder writes: No other nation had allowed slavery to become a pillar of religion as the South had (read Wilson, Fitzhugh, or Stephens).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010
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No other nation had allowed slavery to become a pillar of religion as the South had (read Wilson, Fitzhugh, or Stephens).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010
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