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vise of the other part of the tract to _Bushrod Washington_, until it comes to the stone and three red or Spanish oaks on the knoll; thence with the rectangular line to the back line (between Mr. _Mason_ and me); thence with that line westerly along the new double ditch to Dogue Run, by the tumbling dam of my Mill; thence with the said run to the ford aforementioned. To which I add all the land I possess west of the said Dogue Run and Dogue Creek, bounded easterly and southerly thereby; together with the mill, distillery, and all other houses and improvements on the premises, making together about two thousand acres, be it more or less. FOURTH.--Actuated by the principle already mentioned, I give and bequeath to _George Washington Parke Custis_, the grandson of my wife, and my ward, and to his heirs, the tract I hold on Four Mile Run, in the vicinity of Alexandria, containing one thousand two hundred acres, more or less, and my entire square, No. 21, in the city of Washington. FIFTH.--All the rest and residue of my estate real and personal, not disposed of in manner aforesaid, in whatsoever consisting, wheresoever lying, and whensoever found (a schedule of which, as far as is recollected, with a reasonable estimate of its value, is hereunto annexed), I desire may be sold by my executors, at such times, in such manner, and on such credits (if an equal, valid, and satisfactory distribution of the specific property cannot be made without), as in their judgment shall be most conducive to the interest of the parties concerned; and the moneys arising therefrom to be divided into twenty-three equal parts, and applied as follows, viz. To _William Augustine Washington_, _Elizabeth Spotswood_, _Jane Thornton_, and the heirs of _Ann Ashton_, sons and daughters of my deceased brother, _Augustine Washington_, I give and bequeath four parts; that is, one part to each of them. To _Fielding Lewis_, _George Lewis_, _Robert Lewis_, _Howell Lewis_, and _Betty Carter_, sons and daughters of my deceased sister, _Betty Lewis_, I give and bequeath five other parts; one to each of them. To _George Steptoe Washington_, _Lawrence Augustine Washington_, _Harriot Parks_, and the heirs of _Thornton Washington_, sons and daughters of my deceased brother _Samuel Washington_, I give and bequeath other four parts; one to each of them. To _Corbin Washington_, and the heirs of _Jane Washington_, son and daughter of my deceased brother, _John Augustine
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