C0359Guide to the Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington C0359Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. WashingtonAmanda BrentGeorge Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

June 13, 2019

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-24 07:01:33 -0400.Description is in English Describing Archives: A Content Standard George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington Alexander, William T. Wagener, Peter, Colonel C0359 /repositories/2/resources/473 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder December 21, 1790 Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington of Fairfax County, written on December 21, 1790. R 72, C 3, S 4 English 1 Access Restrictions

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No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)

 Preferred Citation

Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington, C0359, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Acquisition Information

The donor is unknown.

 Processing Information

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. This collection used to be a part of the Virginia historical documents collection, C0034.

 Historical Information

The 18th century was a lively time in Fairfax County, VA history. After being under the control of many different entities, in 1690 the area became controlled by the Fairfax family. Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax left the land in the charge of his cousin, William Fairfax. In 1742, the area ceased to be part of Prince William County and officially became Fairfax County.

 Scope and Content

Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington of Fairfax County, written on December 21, 1790.

 Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds many other collections on historic Virginia, including the Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection.

 Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

 Alternative Form Available

This document was digitized and is available

Physical Characteristics

This document was created with Whatman paper, which "is considered to be one of the finest English handmade papers of the 18th century" (National Gallery of Australia, 2019.)

 Bibliography

"A Brief History of Fairfax County." Fairfax County. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/sites/planning-zoning/files/assets/documents/historic/history275.pdf(accessed May 16, 2019).

"George Augustine Washington." Geni. https://www.geni.com/people/George-Washington/6000000000870259075 (accessed July 26, 2019).

"Timeline of Fairfax County History." Fairfax County. https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/timeline (accessed May 16, 2019).

"Whatman watermarks." National Gallery of Australia. https://nga.gov.au/whistler/details/whatman.cfm (accessed May 16, 2019).

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