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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Letter signed (“G.Washington”) to Mr Battaile Muse (1750-1803), Mount Vernon, 28 July 1785.
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WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Letter signed (“G.Washington”) to Mr Battaile Muse (1750-1803), Mount Vernon, 28 July 1785.
Three pages, 300 x 185mm, bifolium (matted; marginal chips and tears, some repaired on verso).
Washington writes to his agent regarding land in Frederick County. Battaile Muse was the son of Colonel George Muse, who served with Washington in the Virginia Regiment during the Fort Necessity Campaign. Washington enlisted the younger Muse in November 1784 as his agent for land in Berkeley, Frederick, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties. By his own admission, Washington’s knowledge of the status of his tenants was meager and rents were in arrears. Muse would serve as his land agent until 1791. Published in Fitzpatrick, Writings, 28:212. Provenance: John Gribbel (his sale, Parke-Bernet, 30 October – 1 November 1940, lot 775).
Three pages, 300 x 185mm, bifolium (matted; marginal chips and tears, some repaired on verso).
Washington writes to his agent regarding land in Frederick County. Battaile Muse was the son of Colonel George Muse, who served with Washington in the Virginia Regiment during the Fort Necessity Campaign. Washington enlisted the younger Muse in November 1784 as his agent for land in Berkeley, Frederick, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties. By his own admission, Washington’s knowledge of the status of his tenants was meager and rents were in arrears. Muse would serve as his land agent until 1791. Published in Fitzpatrick, Writings, 28:212. Provenance: John Gribbel (his sale, Parke-Bernet, 30 October – 1 November 1940, lot 775).