excellent in math and had very good penmanship. He was more than qualified to be a practical surveyor, which was his first career, but George wanted something more in his life. His mother thought about sending him into the navy, to be a marine officer, but she quickly dismissed the idea because it was too dangerous, this is pretty ironic considering his later exploits in the Revolutionary War.
             After his formal schooling George went to live with his other half-brother Lawrence at Epsewasson, which was renamed Mount Vernon after Lawrence obtained the estate. Here at Mount Vernon, a very important circle of friends engulfed George; this is where George got his first lucky break. One of which was Lord Fairfax, a cousin of Lawrence's wife and owner of more then five million acres of land. He had grown to like George very much and had George survey his land beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. This was a very dangerous job, but George enjoyed the work, and it took a little more than a year to complete. This single job led to George's first break into public office, he became the official Surveyor of Culpeper County. Since his pay was good, he was able to afford the fine clothes, and obviously the job required him to be outside, this allowed him to have exactly what he wanted in life. He was very pleased with his life for the next t
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