Deed [manuscript], 1795 August 3.

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Deed [manuscript], 1795 August 3.

Washington deed conveys land in the counties of King & Queen, and King William to George Washington Parke Custis. The deed is signed by George and Martha Washington. Recorded, 1796 July 25, by Ed. Berkeley, clerk of King William County. The collection also contains an explanatory letter, 1931 September 9, Judge Daniel Grinnan to Mrs. Charles Alfred Graves, Librarian of the University of Virginia Law Library; and her reply 1931 September 19.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Washington, Martha, 1731-1802

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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. Washington is not only remembered as the nation’s first lady who set an example for her future first ladies, but also as a wife, mother, and property owner. She is an example of strength during the Revolutionary War, and as the first lady of a new nation. Born at Virginia’s Chestnut Grove Plantation located in New Kent County, Virginia on June 2, 1731, she was the eldest of eight children born to John and France...

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George Washington Parke Custis was the son of John Parke Custis who was the stepson of George Washington. Custis' mother was Eleanor Calvert. He grew up at Mount Vernon in Virginia after the death of his father. He married Mary Lee Fitzhugh and lived at "Arlington." His daughter Mary Anna Randolph Custis married Robert E. Lee. George Washington Parke Custis was a playwright and agricultural reformer....

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