Washington Ancestor's dispute ends at Maryland court
Chronicles a 1659 voyage involving Judge Washington ancestor aboard the Prescott ship. Elizabeth Richardson suspected of witchcraft and hanged. Washington sued the vessel owner and Fendall bonded him for the next Provincial Court in St. Mary’s. Letters show Washington's plea and intent to prove his case, with Virginian ties and archival notes.
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