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Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington, C0359, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
The donor is unknown.
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 This collection used to be a part of the Virginia historical documents collection, C0034.
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.
Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington of Fairfax County, written on December 21, 1790.
This is a single item collection.
The Special Collections Research Center also holds many other collections on historic Virginia, including the Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection.
"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).