[PAR] [TLE] Hercules (chef) [SEP] Hercules – also known as "Herculas" or "Uncle Harkless" – was a slave who worked at Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia plantation on the Potomac River.  He was the head cook at the mansion in the 1780s, cooking for the Washington family and their guests.  In 1790 President Washington brought him to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (then the temporary national capital) to cook in the kitchen of the President's House.  Hercules escaped to freedom from Mount Vernon in 1797, and later was legally manumitted under the terms of Washington's will. [PAR] [TLE] Mount Vernon [SEP] Mount Vernon was the plantation house of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.  The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Alexandria, across from Prince George's County, Maryland.  The Washington family had owned land in the area since the time of Washington's great-grandfather in 1674.  In 1739 they embarked on an expansion of the estate that continued under George Washington, who came into possession of the estate in 1754, but did not become its sole owner until 1761.
[PAR] [TLE] Hercules ( chef ) [ SEP ] Hercules – also known as " Herculas " or " Uncle Harkless " – was a slave who worked at Mount Vernon , George Washington 's Virginia plantation on the Potomac River . He was the head cook at the mansion in the 1780s , cooking for the Washington family and their guests . In 1790 President Washington brought him to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ( then the temporary national capital ) to cook in the kitchen of the President 's House . Hercules escaped to freedom from Mount Vernon in 1797 , and later was legally manumitted under the terms of Washington 's will . [PAR] [TLE] Mount Vernon [ SEP ] Mount Vernon was the plantation house of George Washington , the first President of the United States , and his wife , Martha Dandridge Custis Washington . The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County , Virginia , near Alexandria , across from Prince George 's County , Maryland . The Washington family had owned land in the area since the time of Washington 's great - grandfather in 1674 . In 1739 they embarked on an expansion of the estate that continued under George Washington , who came into possession of the estate in 1754 , but did not become its sole owner until 1761 .
Hercules, also known as "Herculas" or "Uncle Harkless", was a slave who worked at Mount Vernon, the plantation house of who, the first President of the United States?
Hercules , also known as " Herculas " or " Uncle Harkless " , was a slave who worked at Mount Vernon , the plantation house of who , the first President of the United States ?
George Washington
George Washington