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[Land Grant for George Washington]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.106 Author/Creator: Place Written: Fairfax County, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: February 21, 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 39 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Signed by George Washington, George Dulany, and Elizabeth Dulany. Countersigned by David Steward, William Payne, Charles Lee, and Lund Washington with their respective seals. Restores Washington's inherited land grant dating from 1674.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Stuart, David, 1753-1811
Payne, William, fl. 1785-1799
Lee, Charles, 1758-1815
Washington, Lund, 1737-1796
Dulany, Elizabeth, fl. 1785
Dulany, Benjamin, fl. 1785
The New Nation, 1783-1815
President
Land Transaction
Creating a New Government

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