Letter, to William Pearce, 1796 December 18
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Hercules (Chef), -1812
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Hercules was a member of the Mount Vernon enslaved community and became widely admired for his culinary skills displayed after George Washington's first retirement following the American Revolution. Hercules first appears in the historic record for the Mount Vernon Estate in 1770. Previous to his arrival at Mount Vernon, Hercules worked as a ferryman for Washington’s neighbor John Posey. Hercules was married to Alice, a Custis family dower slave owned by Martha Washington. The couple had three c...
