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According to Washington’s cash accounts ledger, the war hero and then-delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses paid a £1.16 reward (around $250 today) for the escapee’s prompt return to his Virginia estate.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
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“House of Burgesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Burgesses. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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