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03 July 1771
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
to Noble Wimberley Jones, Savannah, Ga. re: foreign affairs
With free frank
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2 February 1775
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Rev. M. Morton re: seeking payment from tardy tenant of George Fairfax
"I could be no neighbor to a person who bore the Character you (justly, or unjustly....) did, there is no reason why Col. Fairfax (a third person) is to have the same Card to play over again next year in pursuit of another tenant." Washington acted...
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1772/09/22
Deed of purchase of 196 acres adjoining Mt. Vernon from John & Catharine West
Signed 12 times in text. Signers include John West Junr., Catharine West, G. Mason, Richard Anell Robert Bogges, and Briant Alliston.
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1769/03/17
Partly printed land indenture for 100 acres for Washington and James Wood
For "100 acres of land in the county of Fauquier." Signed in text 21 times by Washington.
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4 January 1774 to 27 December 1775
Pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser. [No. 1674 (January 4, 1774) - no. 1725 (December 27, 1775)] [with gaps]
Revolutionary War era newspaper: Pennsylvania Journal. 5 and 19 April 1775 issues contain fugitive slave ads. Issue number 1698 is missing. March 8, 1775 contains African Slavery In America written by Thomas Paine in 1774.
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