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.

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

1 p. : folio.

George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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