Will and testament of General George Washington
George Washington of Mount Vernon, former President, declares this his last will. He bequeaths life estate to his wife Martha Washington, freedom for enslaved people after her death, funds for a Free School at Alexandria Academy, shares for an University endowment in Washington DC, and various legacies to family friends and institutions.
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George
Washington
Mownt Vernon
United’ States
Martha Wahington
Alexandria
Pitt and
Cameron Streets
Commonwealth of Virtginia
Tran
Academy
Commonwealth of Virginia
James Rivet
Tydewater
Mountainss
Gher
Sre Potemac
Tidewater
Hort
Cumberland
Union
United States
Potomac Company
Virginia
District of Columbia
Bank of Columbia
United’States
Congress
James River Company
Liberty Hall Academy
Rockbridge
Samuel Washington
Philip Pendleton
Berkely
Samuel
Thornton Washington
Pendleton
Thornton
P. Pendleton
George Steptoe Washington
Lawrence Augustine Washington
Bartholomew Dandridge
John Dandridge
Mary
Bartholomew Dandridgey
Charles Carter
Iece
Betty Lewis
Richmond
William Byrd
John Hood
William Willie
Samuel Gordon
Buchan
William Wallace
Falkirk
Goldim‘shs’ Company of
Edinburgh
Charles Washington
Franklin
Lawrence Washington
Robert Washington
Chotanck
Craik
D. Stuart
Bryan Lord Fairfax
Thomas Wison
Sodor and Man
General de la Fayette
Hannah Washington
Mildred Washington
Eleanor Stuart
Fairfield
Elizabeth
Mayfield
Tobias Lear
Sally B. Haym
Sarah Green
Thomas Bishop
Ann Walker
John Alton
William Augustine Washington
George Lewis
George Steptée
Ruthrod Washington
Deer Hunt and Highway Robbery Report From Local Scene
The hunt led by the Duke of Cumberland and others pursued a deer named Harlequin through Langley, Iver, and East Barnham before capture in a pond. A separate incident describes a highway robbery near Enfield Chace where a man with a pocket pistol robbed a man and two ladies from a chaise, bystanders including children watching. A Norwich meeting-house roof collapse trapped eight men, who were severely hurt.
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Duke of Cumberland
Earl Sawowicu
Portsmien
Langley
Iver
Langford Moor
Hounslow
Iver Heath
East Barnham
Ron
Norwich
Prohibition Bill Debate Over Corn Scarcity and Committee Reports
Lord speaks on high corn prices and the Select Committee report and contrasts with the Board of Agriculture. He disputes a real scarcity, cites harvests and regional yields, and argues for government inquiries to verify facts. Earl of Liverpool defends the committee and explains sourcing from county members and agriculture boards.
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Great- Britain
Sweden
Cork
Lefsen
England
Scotland
Select Committee
House of Commons
London
Dales
Old England
Earl of Liverpool
Board of Agriculture
Great Britain