Letter, 1778 February 1, "Mt. Vernon," Va., to James Henry, Williamsburg, Va.

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Letter, 1778 February 1, "Mt. Vernon," Va., to James Henry, Williamsburg, Va.

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Directs Henry to pay James Hill the money for the purchase of Custis's King and Queen estate. Also discusses the conveyance of the title for the property to Henry.

3 p. ; 28 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781

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John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was the son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington. Custis was the sole heir of the Custis estate. He married Eleanor Calvert, daughter of a prominent Maryland family. The couple lived at Abingdon Plantation and had seven children, four of whom would survive. As the Revolutionary War came to a close, Custis decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown, the site of Washington's most celebrated victory. Soon after Cornwallis' su...

Henry, James, 1731-1804.

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Hill, James A., 1950-

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