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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Document signed (“G. Washington”), n.p., 25 July 1774.
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WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Document signed (“G. Washington”), n.p., 25 July 1774.
Two pages, 102 x 55mm (light soiling with small loss at lower margin). Framed with portrait.
Washington pays one hundred fifteen shillings to Captain William Crawford (1722-1782). Crawford and Washington met in 1749 and struck up a friendship that lasted over thirty years. The two men shared a great deal in common, and Crawford looked up to Washington as a friend and benefactor. In 1770, he accompanied Washington down the Ohio River to scout property for French and Indian War veterans who had been promised land for their service. They did not meet again until 1776, and in 1782, whilst leading an expedition against the British and their Shawnee and Delaware allies in present-day northwestern Ohio, Crawford was tortured and executed at the hands of native captors.
Two pages, 102 x 55mm (light soiling with small loss at lower margin). Framed with portrait.
Washington pays one hundred fifteen shillings to Captain William Crawford (1722-1782). Crawford and Washington met in 1749 and struck up a friendship that lasted over thirty years. The two men shared a great deal in common, and Crawford looked up to Washington as a friend and benefactor. In 1770, he accompanied Washington down the Ohio River to scout property for French and Indian War veterans who had been promised land for their service. They did not meet again until 1776, and in 1782, whilst leading an expedition against the British and their Shawnee and Delaware allies in present-day northwestern Ohio, Crawford was tortured and executed at the hands of native captors.