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A member of this family sent his nephew Burwell Bassett to Portsmouth, New Hampshire in an attempt to reclaim lost “property.” Seventeen people escaped from this family’s home as part of a raid by the HMS Savage. A man who publicly wore a tricorn and gold-headed cane “absconded” on the 65th birthday of a man in this family. Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s Never Caught details the life and escape of Oney Judge from this family. (15[1])One man in this family freed William Lee in his will (15[1])and left his other slaves (15[1])to be freed upon the death of his (*) wife, who controlled more slaves due to her previous (10[1])marriage (10[1])to Daniel Parke Custis. To skirt (-5[1])Pennsylvania’s Gradual Abolition Act, this family rotated their enslaved servants, which included the chef Hercules Posey, every six months (10[1])while living in an “executive mansion” in Philadelphia. For 10 points, name this family who held slaves at their Mount Vernon estate. ■END■

ANSWER: Washington family
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