Land grant : of 5,000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer, 1674 March 1.

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Land grant : of 5,000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer, 1674 March 1.

This original patent for the Mount Vernon lands is docketed by George Washington and others on the verso.

1 p. : folio.

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Lord Culpeper was governor of the Isle of Wight from 1661-1667. From the description of Diary of Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper [manuscript], 1665. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 635154046 Proprietor of Northern Neck of Virginia. From the description of Land grant : of 5,000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer, 1674 March 1. (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union). WorldCat record id: 29489399 ...

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