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Lawrence Lewis (April 4, 1767 – November 20, 1839) was a Virginia planter, possibly best known as the nephew of George Washington, who married Nelly Custis, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, and as one of the executors of the late president's estate.
Lawrence Lewis was George Washington's nephew, the son of Washington's sister Betty. Lewis assisted his uncle with the management of Mount Vernon after Washington's retirement from the Presidency, beginning in August 1797.
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10 giu 2015 · Lawrence Lewis died on November 20, 1839 at the age of 72 and was buried close to George and Martha in the vault at Mount Vernon. His wife Eleanor passed away in 1852 and was placed next to her husband and much loved adopted grandparents.
This collection (269 letters) includes correspondence regarding family matters, farm business, legal questions about various wills, including that of George Washington, buying and selling of slaves and land, letters from friends, travels, and business interests.
In 1799, Washington gifted the Dogue Run Farm to his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, and his step-granddaughter, Nelly Parke Custis. The mansion house, designed by Dr. William Thornton and built between 1800-1805, was the focal point of the 2000-acre Woodlawn plantation.
1 giu 2002 · Lawrence Lewis (1767–1839), son of Fielding Lewis and GW’s sister, Betty Lewis, in 1794 served as General Daniel Morgan’s aide-de-camp in the campaign to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
