Note and copy of will : of George Mason, 1787 and 1885.

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Note and copy of will : of George Mason, 1787 and 1885.

This collection contains a fragment of a note written by Mason from "Lexington," Fairfax County, Va., to an unknown recipient requesting a jug of Canton tea at the wholesale price, 1787; and a copy of Mason's will, signed 7 April 1795, and codicils, 4 May 1795 and 3 November 1796, probated 9 December 1796, and recorded in Fairfax County Will Book, 27 February 1883. The will provides an annual payment to Sarah Brent Mason and upkeep of Gunston Hall.

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George Mason's Gunston Hall

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Gunston Hall (Fairfax County, Va.)

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Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. Built between 1755 and 1759 as the main residence and headquarters of a 5,500-acre (22 kmĀ²) forced-labor farm, the house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason....

Mason, Sarah Brent.

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Mason, George, 1753-1796

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