Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington, C0359, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Alexander, William T. and Wagener, Peter, Colonel
Abstract:
Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington of Fairfax County, written on December 21, 1790.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington, C0359, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Rent of land document from William T. Alexander to George A. Washington of Fairfax County, written on December 21, 1790.

Biographical / historical:

The 18th century was a lively time in Fairfax County, VA history. After being under the control of many different entities, in 1690 the area became controlled by the Fairfax family. Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax left the land in the charge of his cousin, William Fairfax. In 1742, the area ceased to be part of Prince William County and officially became Fairfax County.

Acquisition information:
The donor is unknown.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. This collection used to be a part of the Virginia historical documents collection, C0034.

Arrangement:

This is a single item collection.

Physical / technical requirements:

This document was created with Whatman paper, which "is considered to be one of the finest English handmade papers of the 18th century" (National Gallery of Australia, 2019.)

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard