Bill covering horse-breeding services for Mount Vernon [manuscript], 1794.

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Bill covering horse-breeding services for Mount Vernon [manuscript], 1794.

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Bill, 1794 July 20th, Mr. Cary Seldon [sic] to George Washington, President of the United States, covering horse-breeding services for his Mount Vernon estate, written and signed by William Pearce, overseer; on which is written a signed letter, from near Fredericksburg, Va., probably in the spring of 1862. The document was taken from a Virginia home by a Wisconsin soldier in the Union Army, Chas. W. (?) Farrand, who styled himself, "A Rambling Soldier."

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Pearce, W. H. (William Howard), 1794-1840

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...