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Wesley Norris: “Testimony of Wesley Norris”
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In 1857 George Washington’s step-grandson and namesake, George Washington Parke Custis, died at the age of seventy-six. The Custis estate in 1857 included about 200 enslaved workers, among whom were Wesley Norris, his sister Mary, and a cousin. Under the terms of Custis’s will, his enslaved workers were to be set free once his debts—which were many and large—were paid off.
Title: Wesley Norris: “Testimony of Wesley Norris”
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In 1857 George Washington’s step-grandson and namesake, George Washington Parke Custis, died at the age of seventy-six.
The Custis estate in 1857 included about 200 enslaved workers, among whom were Wesley Norris, his sister Mary, and a cousin.
Under the terms of Custis’s will, his enslaved workers were to be set free once his debts—which were many and large—were paid off.
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