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Hercules Posey

Fairfax County, Virginia | 1719-1818

Hercules Posey was George Washingto´s enslaved chef; he first served in Mount Vernon. When Washington died he was manumitted, but his children were still property. He was born 1748, Virginia, Thirteen Colonies. He died May 15, 1812 New York, United States

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