r, fact clearly shows that this man grew up into a tumultuous time and was indeed groomed into the positions that he is now famous for.
             In his adolescence, Washington was introduced into a genteel community by his brother, Lawrence. He was introduced to Colonel Fairfax of Virginia, who taught him his venerated stoic philosophical understanding. This philosophy taught men to search for virtue, which would be a main aspect of Washington's later character. This relationship brought to Washington his first commission in the armed forces and his first major assignment.
             In roughly 1753 George Washington was given the charge of warning the French to move off of Virginian land. He was a Major at the time, and the charge was a respected one. After getting the help of some local American-Indians and a frontiersman he delivered the message to the French. This delivery was especially telling of how Washington would later deal with those people stationed underneath him. He was calm and polite, yet stern and mission-oriented. He did indeed
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