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Custis probably enjoyed more freedom to choose her own destiny than at any other point in her life. She was only twenty-six years old, owned nearly 300 slaves and had more than 17,500 acres of land— worth more than £40,000.
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They appeared to have had a solid marriage. Martha and George Washington had no children together, but they raised Martha's two surviving children.
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Americans celebrate George Washington's birthday on the Monday before his actual day of birth. Since Washington was born 20 years before the
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George Washington (1732-99) was commander in chief of the Continental Army
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Revolution, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
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George Washington was born at his father's plantation on Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia,
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December 14, 1799 that when he died
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When Washington was eleven years old, he inherited ten slaves; by the time of his death, 318 slaves lived at Mount Vernon, including 123 owned by Washington, 40 leased from a neighbor, and an additional 153 "dower slaves."
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first president did, indeed, love cherries. He also loved a wide variety of fruits, nuts, and fish.
