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Washington, George, 1732-1799 Land grant transferring land from Capt. Gallohill Minnis to Richard Means

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04842.39 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: January 17, 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum Height: 37.6 cm, Width: 31.8 cm Order a Copy

Signed by George Washington as President and countersigned by Timothy Pickering as Secretary of State. Includes handwritten description of the boundaries of the property. Docket on verso signed by James McHenry as Secretary of War on January 16, 1797. Also docketed and signed by the Chief Clerk at the Department of State. Features paper and wax seal.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
McHenry, James, 1753-1816

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