John Cary (valet) explained

John Cary (August 1729 (unattested date) - 2 June 1843) was the African-American enslaved body servant of American Revolutionary War General George Washington.^[1]

Cary said that he was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in August 1729; he died in Washington, D.C., 2 June 1843.^{[2] [3]} He was with Washington in the old French war at Braddock's defeat, and accompanied him through the revolutionary struggle.^[3] In 1843, he petitioned for a Revolutionary Pension.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Cary, John . 548 .
2. Book: Muller . John . Mark Twain in Washington,: The Adventures of a Capital Correspondent, Part 3 . 2013 . Arcadia Publishing . 9781625840318 . https://books.google.com/books?id=dpp_CQAAQBAJ&q=%22John+Cary%22&pg=PT106 . 6 December 2018 . John Cary: General Washington's Body Servant.
3. Book: The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1844, Volumes 15-16 . 1843 . Gray and Bowen . 321 . 6 December 2018.
4. Book: United States Congressional serial set, Issue 417 . 1843 . 218,308 . 9 December 2018.