Draft:Peregrine Fitzhugh
Revolutionary War officer, early settler
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Peregrine Fitzhugh (May 10, 1759 – November 28, 1811) was an American Continental Army officer who served as an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he became an early settler of Sodus Point, New York.
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Early life and military service
Fitzhugh was born in Calvert County, Maryland. In 1777, he entered the Virginia Continental Line as a lieutenant in the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons under Colonel George Baylor.[1]
On September 28, 1778, he was captured during the Baylor Massacre at Old Tappan, New Jersey.[1] He remained a prisoner of war for approximately two years before being exchanged in 1780. In July 1781, he was appointed aide-de-camp to General George Washington.[1]
Correspondence
Fitzhugh corresponded with Thomas Jefferson. A letter dated December 24, 1807, addressed to Jefferson, discussed British military activity in Canada and conditions along the Lake Ontario frontier.[2]