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By His Excellency George Washington Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the...
As soon as I had the honor of receiving your Letter containing a proposal of the order of the...
I will thank you for presenting the enclosed. If it is not immediately paid, or a moral certainty...
Your favour of the 5th instant was lodged at my house, while I was absent on a visit to my...
I am sorry the enclosed account should be brought against me in my private character: It is a...
Letter not found: to Leonard Henley, 10 April 1786. On 14 April Henley acknowledged receipt of...
Letter not found: to Leonard Henley, 2 April 1786. On 14 April Henley acknowledges to GW the...
Letter not found: to Patrick Henry, 3 Nov. 1785. The ALS was advertised by Charles Hamilton, sale...
After a long silence, more the effect of great hurry & business, than want of inclination; permit...
Your Excellency having been pleased to transmit me a copy of the Act appropriating to my benefit...
Your favor of the 12th together with the letters and parcels from Sir Edward Newenham, came safe...
I have had the honor to receive your Excellency’s letter of the 5th, enclosing the Act of the...
The letter which your Excellency did me the honor to write to me on the 10th inst. came duly to...
I have had the honor to receive your Excellency’s favor of the 11th & am much obliged to you for...
Inclosed I give your Excellency the trouble of receiving an official letter from me, which I beg...
The enclosed was put into my hands yesterday; & I take the liberty of forwarding it by the post...
With pleasure I received the invitation of the Master & Members of Lodge No. 39, to dine with...
An honest confession of the truth, is the best apology I can make for my not acknowledging the...
The enclosed packet contains necessary & valuable papers, in a Suit which I have depending in...
Inclosed is a letter for Messrs Lamar, Hill, Bissett & Co., and a draft for £43.12.4 on Wakelin...
Your Letter of the 24th of September in answer to mine of the 20th of August was a long time in...
I have been in continual expectation ever since my return to private life (now near three years)...
I have received you[r] letter of the 23d Ulto accompanied with the Cloth whh the Directors of the...
Mrs Washington, accompanied by Doctr Craik, are on their way to Virginia—Business of mine will...
The Trunk, & two boxes or Cases which you brought from New York for me, with a few other Articles...
Your letter of the 24th ult. did not get to my hands until the 17th inst., and then came by Post;...
The testimony of your satisfaction at the glorious termination of the late contest, and your...
Your Letter of the 17th did not get to my hands ’till yesterday, or it should have received an...
Hearing that you have a Vessel bound to some port in Spain, I am induced to ask if it is safe &...
The plank I want is to floor a room 24 by 32 feet. It must be 24 feet long & 1½ inches thick—all...
Letter not found: to Robert Townsend Hooe, 29 Mar. 1785. On the same day Hooe wrote to GW : “I...
Letter not found: to Robert Townsend Hooe, 3 April 1785. On the same day Hooe wrote to GW : “Your...
The last post brought me your favor of the 20th. At the same time that I pray you to accept my...
I received the enclosed Tax bill by the last post in a letter from Mr Charles Lee who informed me...
Your good humour of the 3rd, which made me laugh heartily, has fairly driven me out of the field,...
We are told of the amazing powers of musick in ancient times; but the stories of its effects are...
In for a penny, in for a pound, is an old adage. I am so hackneyed to the touches of the Painters...
By a letter which I have lately had the honor to receive from Dr Franklin at Philada, I am...
I have been duly honored with your polite favor of the 23d Ulto enclosing you[r] Excellency’s...
You will take charge of the Waggons which contain my baggage; and with the Escort proceed with...
As there is but one Regiment at Philadelphia to March to West Point, and the Troops when they get...
Congress by a Resolve of this date, have directed me to dispose of the Regiment which remains at...
I feel great pleasure in communicating to you the inclosed Resolves of Congress, approving your...
A few days ago Mr Sitgreaves gave me the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 4th of May. It...
I informed you in my last, that my own knowledge of the Western Country was rather general than...
In the latter part of July I wrote to you very fully, since which I have received your favor of...
547Remarks, 1787–1788 (Washington Papers)
It was rather the wish of my eldest brother (on whom the general concerns of the family devolved)...
I have had the pleasure to receive two letters from you since your arrival in France, and cannot...
Colo. Wadsworth, as I informed you in my last, presented me your obliging favor of the 30th of...
Since I have heard of the robbery of the Mail at New Ark, on the 4th instt, I have been under...