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@SomeoneElseM to Confidently Incorrect • 1 year ago

George Washington literally had skin cancer.

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George Washington literally had skin cancer.

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  • @ChickenLadyLovesLife
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    2•1 year ago

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    • @phobiac
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      3•1 year ago

      There’s written record of 9 of Washington’s slaves being paid specifically for their teeth.

      • @thorbot
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        Let’s see it

        • @phobiac
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          It’s a fairly undisputed fact if you look it up.

          https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/

          https://daily.jstor.org/were-george-washingtons-teeth-taken-from-enslaved-people/

    • @[email protected]
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      According to George Washington’s ledger, on May 8, 1784, he paid 6 pounds 2 shillings to “N****** for 9 Teeth, on acc[oun]t of the French Dentis [sic] Doctr Lemay [sic].”

      https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/

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