In 1732 Thomas Fairfax, the sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron, was reading the Gentleman’s Magazine obituary of the agent to his lands in Virginia, Robert Carter. To his astonishment he discovered Carter was worth, in those days, £10,000 and so Fairfax immediately began...
Fairfax of Virginia, by Hugh Fairfax
Artist Hugh Fairfax researched his family history and discovered a cornucopia of fascinating figures.