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(MOUNT VERNON) LUND WASHINGTON
(MOUNT VERNON) LUND WASHINGTON
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(MOUNT VERNON) LUND WASHINGTON
(1767 - 1853) Cousin of George Washington and caretaker of Mount Vernon for six years while George Washington fought in the Revolution. Lund saved Mount Vernon from British bombardment by essentially bribing a naval commander with sheep, hogs and poultry. Rare A.D.S. "Lund Washington" in the text, 7 1/3" x 3", [n.p., possibly Mount Vernon], September, 1774, a receipt showing his payment of five pounds for: "572 bushels of Shells Delivered at three different time..." One corner chipped with loss of some text, another corner very toned, marginal chips, still quite good. Shells were commonly used as paving material.
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