BIB_ID
107980
Accession number
MA 555.50
Creator
Fairfax, William, 1691?-1757.
Display Date
1752 Feb. 18.
Credit line
Purchased, 1932.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 32.5 cm
Notes
George Washington worked as a professional surveyor from 1749 to 1752 surveying on the lands of William Fairfax.
The letter appears to be in the hand of George Washington; there is a penciled notation on the verso "the text of this document evidently in Washington's handwriting."
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; see collection record (MA 555) for more information.
The letter appears to be in the hand of George Washington; there is a penciled notation on the verso "the text of this document evidently in Washington's handwriting."
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; see collection record (MA 555) for more information.
Provenance
Purchased from Scheuer Seligman & Co, 1932.
Summary
Authorizing George Washington to survey the three hundred acres of land belonging to Gersham Keyes on the Shenandoah River in order that Mr. Keyes may apply for a deed; instructing him to have the survey to his office before the 15th of August.
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