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1. A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington, Mason Locke Weems, via http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/gw/chap1..., 1754

   Washington was the warm friend of Fairfax: and a Mr. Payne headed the friends of Elzey. A dispute happening to take place in the court-house yard, Washington, a thing very uncommon with him, became warm; and, which was still more uncommon, said something that offended Payne; whereupon the little gentleman, who, though but a cub in size, was the old lion in heart, raised his sturdy hickory, and, at a single blow, brought our hero to the ground. Several of Washington's officers being present, whipped out their cold irons in an instant: and it was believed that there would have been murder off-hand. To make bad worse, his regiment, hearing how he had been treated, bolted out from their bar- racks, with every man his weapon in his hand, threatening dreadful vengeance on those who had dared to knock down their beloved colonel. Happily for Mr. Payne and his party, Washington recovered, time enough to go out and meet his enraged soldiers: and, after thanking them for this expression of their love, and assuring them that he was not hurt in the least, he begged them, as they loved him or their duty, to return peaceably to their barracks. As for himself, he went to his room, generously chastising his im- prudence, which had thus struck up a spark that had like to have thrown the whole town into a flame. Finding on mature reflection, that he had been the aggressor, he resolved to make Mr. Payne honourable reparation, by asking his pardon on the morrow I No sooner had he made this noble resolution, than, recovering that delicious gaiety which accompanies good purposes in a virtuous mind, he went to a ball that night, and behaved as pleasantly as though nothing had happened! Glorious proof, that great souls, like great ships, are not affected by those little puffs which would overset feeble minds with passion, or sink them with spleen!

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2. George Washington, a biography, Douglas Southhall Freeman, 146, around 1754

   A William Payne was supporting a different candidate in the election for the House of Burgesses and “struck the Colonel (Washington) with a stick and felled him”  after “hot words” were exchanged.  Washington reflected on who was at fault, and publicly apologized the next day.  “Payne was as much impressed by this display of character as he was surprised to avoid a duel.”  Douglas Southhall Freeman, 'George Washington, a biography' (1948), vol 2., p. 146.

3. George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon.org, via http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyc...

   Colonel William Payne

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4. VA Mag of History and Biography v 29, via http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243849....

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