John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755, in Prince William County, now known as Virginia. When John was about ten years old, his family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains, which was about thirty miles away. Both of John's parents were not officially educated. John learned to read and write mainly on his own. Books were too expensive for him to obtain, therefore he mainly read the bible.
John Marshall and George Washington were close friends. John worked with him as an evaluator. He help facilitate Washington survey some of the Fairfax estate which John was to acquire from the Fairfax family after the revolution. The Americans confiscated the massive estate during the war.
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