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Washington, George (1732-1799) [Mount Vernon account page].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08228 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Document Date: 12 January 1785 Pagination: Order a Copy

Account page from Mount Vernon listing monies paid to George Washington by Lewis Lamart, one of his rent collectors.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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