Survey, plat of Woodstock Manor, 1793
- Containers:
- Box 36, Folder 1793.01.02
- Scope and content:
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A plat and survey by Hezekiah Veatch, assistant Surveyor of Montgomery County, by request of Francis Deakins & Benjamin Jones, of Woodstock Manor, divided it into 2 equal tracts, correcting lines in a survey made in 1782 -- Signed statement by Deakins & Jones "By request of the President of the United States and Colo. Mercer we have divided Woodstock into two Lots of Equal Value as per the above plat & certificate". This land was conveyed to George Washington on 1 April 1793 by John Francis Mercer, his wife Sophia Sprigg Mercer, and by James Steuart and his wife Rebecca Sprigg Steuart in payment for a debt owed him by the estate of Mercers father, John Mercer.
- Language:
- English.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon3600 Mount Vernon Memorial HighwayMount Vernon, VA 22121
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- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.