Deed to Robert Lewis, 13 August 1796

Deed to Robert Lewis

[Mount Vernon, 13 Aug. 1796]

I do by these presents give, and (if Deeds of Conveyance should not have been made before) hereby oblige my heirs, Executors and Administrators to fulfil, all the Lands which I hold on Deep run, or its branches in the County of Fauquier1 unto my Nephew Robert Lewis and to his heirs or Assigns forever. Given under my hand and Seal this 13th day of August 1796

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ADS (facsimile), Scribner’s Monthly, 14 (May 1877): 75.

1. These lands formed part of GW’s inheritance from his father (see GW to Charles Washington, 25 Jan. 1771, n.2, in Papers, Colonial Series, description begins W. W. Abbot et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series. 10 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1983–95. description ends 8:430–31).

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Title: Deed to Robert Lewis, 13 August 1796
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lewis, Robert
Date: 13 August 1796

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Cite as: “Deed to Robert Lewis, 13 August 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0365. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 20, 1 April–21 September 1796, ed. David R. Hoth and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, p. 589.]

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