Lot 1004
Washington, George (1732-1799), First President of the United States.
ADS, Jan 7, 1774 folio on the appointment of Craven Peyton as attorney to oversee the lands of George William Fairfax in Culpepper and Fauquier counties of Virginia, lengthy document all in Washington's hand, signed "G. Washington", verso of document appointing Craven Peyton as collector of rents, June 18, 1773, signed "G.W. Fairfax" and co-signed by "Lancelot Lee" of Va., minor restoration not affecting the signatures, Fine.
Estimate 25,000 - 30,000
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT CONTAINING SIGNATURES OF THE MOST PROMINENT FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA; WASHINGTON, FAIRFAX, AND LEE.
At the early age of 16, George Washington helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas Fairfax, the sixth Lord Fairfax. Lord Fairfax was a friend and patron of Washington's early life. Over the following years, George Washington would develop a close relationship with George William Fairfax, the son of Thomas's first cousin. George William Fairfax returned to England in 1773, leaving Washington to look after the Fairfax's affairs in Virginia.
Lancelot Lee was a cousin to Robert E. Lee descending from the "Stratford" line of the Lee family that originates from Richard Lee (1647-1714).
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