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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Copies Of The Wills Of General George Washington, The First President Of The United States And Of Martha Washington, His Wife: And Other Interesting R

Copies Of The Wills Of General George Washington, The First President Of The United States And Of Martha Washington, His Wife: And Other Interesting R

Washington, George

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General ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354445845
ISBN13: 9789354445842
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step inside the final private acts of the first President and his wife, preserved in their own legal words and the records of the county where they lived and died. History lives in these pages. Copies Of The Wills Of General George Washington, The First President Of The United States And Of Martha Washington, His Wife gathers their testamentary documents alongside other notable entries from Fairfax County, Virginia, revealing the texture of daily life, property, duty and faith in 18th century Virginia and colonial Fairfax County around Mount Vernon. As a carefully curated historical documents collection, it opens a rare, unvarnished view of colonial wills and estates, written at the close of a revolution and the dawn of a nation. For American history researchers and family historians alike, these founding fathers estate records and associated Fairfax County court records form a rich genealogy research reference. Names, relationships, land boundaries and bequests illuminate the social world of Mount Vernon and its neighbours, offering direct evidence crucial to Virginia probate history and to any serious Mount Vernon historical study. The george washington wills collection stands here as a definitive primary source reference, ideal for scholars, students, curious readers and classic-literature collectors who wish to encounter Washington not as marble, but as a meticulous planner of his household, dependants and legacy. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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