Fairfax family papers, 1705-1932.

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Fairfax family papers, 1705-1932.

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Accounts (1781-1798) of the Fairfax estate; writings; transcripts of letters (1713-1715) of Thomas and Richard Lee to Catherine, Lady Fairfax; "Memoranda of the Fairfax family from Irving's Life of Washington"; wills, deeds, indentures, and other legal documents relating chiefly to Thomas, Lord Fairfax (1693-1781); and history (1932) with photographs of "Belvoir," the Virginia plantation house of Col. William Fairfax (1691-1757).

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