Dawson, George, fl. 1771-1832 [Copy of a codirect and the last will and testament of George Dawson]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.610.06 Author/Creator: Dawson, George, fl. 1771-1832 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 9 May 1832 Pagination: 4 p. : 32.7 x 39.4 cm. Order a Copy
The codirect bequeaths his plates, furniture, and books to his wife Anna Maria Dawson and appoints his friend, George Ralston, his new executor (to replace his deceased son-in-law, James Coleman). The will leaves his property in England and America to his son-in-law, Washington Jackson (as well as the deceased Coleman), to invest for the benefit of his wife, children, and heirs. Detailed discussion of how the trust should be allocated under different circumstances. Codirect witnessed by John Riddle, J.P. Stackhouse, and Washington Jackson. Will witnessed by Jackson, William Clay, and J.B. Mahaney. Dawson, a former loyalist, had served as a captain in Tarlton's Light Dragoons (in the British Army) during the American Revolution.
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