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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 25 December 1798 | 1798-12-25 | I am indebted to you for the following letters, dated the 6th of October and 20th of December of... |
| 2 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 5 December 1797 | 1797-12-05 | Not knowing when, where or whether ever this letter may reach your hands the contents will be... |
| 3 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 8 October 1797 | 1797-10-08 | This letter will, I hope and expect, be presented to you by your Son, who is highly deserving of... |
| 4 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 10 June 1792 | 1792-06-10 | In the revolution of a great Nation we must not be surprized at the Vicissitudes to which... |
| 5 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 21 November 1791 | 1791-11-21 | At the earnest request of Mr Jorre I make known to you, that he came over to this Country with an... |
| 6 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 21 November 1791 | 1791-11-21 | Mr John Trumbull, with whom you are acquainted, is engaged in Painting a series of Pictures of... |
| 7 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 10 September 1791 | 1791-09-10 | The lively interest which I take in your welfare, my dear Sir, keeps my mind in constant anxiety... |
| 8 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 28 July 1791 | 1791-07-28 | I have, my dear Sir, to acknowledge the receipt of your favors of the 7 of March and 3 of May,... |
| 9 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 19 March 1791 | 1791-03-19 | Renewing to you, my dear Sir, assurances of the most perfect esteem and affection, I desire to... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 11 August 1790 | 1790-08-11 | I have received your affectionate letter of the 17 of March by one conveyance, and the token of... |
| 11 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 3 June 1790 | 1790-06-03 | Your kind letter of the 12th of January is, as your letters always are, extremely acceptable to... |
| 12 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 14 October 1789 | 1789-10-14 | This is the first time I have written to you, my dear Marquis, since I have been in this... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 29 January 1789 | 1789-01-29 | By the last Post, I was favored with the receipt of your letter, dated the 5th of September last.... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 27 November 1788 | 1788-11-27 | I wrote to you my dear Marquis, on the 15th day of September last, a very long letter, mostly on... |
| 15 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | GW to Lafayette, 15 September 1788 [letter not found] | 1788-09-15 | Letter not found: GW to Lafayette, 15 Sept. 1788. On 27 Nov. 1788 GW wrote Lafayette : “I wrote... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 18 June 1788 | 1788-06-18 | I cannot account for your not having received some of my letters, my dear Marquis, before you... |
| 17 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 28 May 1788 | 1788-05-28 | I have lately had the pleasure to receive two letters by which you introduced to my acquaintance... |
| 18 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 28 April–1 May … | ≈1788-04-28 | I have now before me, my dear Marqs your favor of the 3d of August in the last year; together... |
| 19 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 7 February 1788 | 1788-02-07 | You know it always gives me the sincerest pleasure to hear from you, my dear Marquis, and... |
| 20 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 10 January 1788 | 1788-01-10 | I fear my dear marqs, you will believe me to have been remiss in attentions to you. my last... |
| 21 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 18 September 1787 | 1787-09-18 | In the midst of hurry, and in the moment of my departure from this City I address this letter to... |
| 22 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | Altho’ the business of the Fœderal Convention is not yet clos’d, nor I, thereby, enabled to give... |
| 23 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 21 July 1787 | 1787-07-21 | This letter will be presented to you by Mr Rucker, Partner in the House of Constable Rucker & Co.... |
| 24 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 30 June 1787 | 1787-06-30 | The Gentleman who will do the honor of presenting this letter to you is Mr Shipping—Son of your... |
| 25 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 6 June 1787 | 1787-06-06 | Not till within this hour was I informed of the intention of Mr Rutledge (son to the Governor... |
| 26 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 25 March 1787 | 1787-03-25 | Since writing you a hasty letter in November last, by a vessel which was then passing my door, I... |
| 27 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 19 November 1786 | 1786-11-19 | On thursday last I received in very good order, from Baltimore, under the care of Monsr Compoint,... |
| 28 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 15 August 1786 | 1786-08-15 | I will not conceal that my numerous correspondencies are daily becoming irksome to me; yet I... |
| 29 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 8 June 1786 | 1786-06-08 | You would be surprised at the old date of the letter herewith sent you, were I not to tell you... |
| 30 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 10 May 1786 | 1786-05-10 | The Letter which you did me the favor to write to me by Mr Barratt dated the 6th of Feby,... |
| 31 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 8 November 1785 | 1785-11-08 | Having written fully to you about the first of Septr; & nothing having occurred since worth... |
| 32 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 1 September 1785 | 1785-09-01 | Since my last to you, I have been favored with your letters of the 11th & 13th of May by young Mr... |
| 33 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 25 July 1785 | 1785-07-25 | I have to acknowledge & thank you for your several favors of the 9th of February—19th of March &... |
| 34 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 12 April 1785 | 1785-04-12 | Your letter of the 15th of Septr last year, introductory of Mr Duchi, I had the honor to receive... |
| 35 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 15 February 1785 | 1785-02-15 | I have had the pleasure to receive your affectionate letter of the 21st of December—dated on... |
| 36 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 23 December 1784 | 1784-12-23 | You would scarcely expect to receive a letter from me at this place: a few hours before I set out... |
| 37 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 8 December 1784 | 1784-12-08 | The peregrination of the day in which I parted with you, ended at Marlbro’: the next day, bad as... |
| 38 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 4 April 1784 | 1784-04-04 | I have no expectation, that this Letter will find you in France. Your favor of Novr to me, & of... |
| 39 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 1 February 1784 | 1784-02-01 | At length my Dear Marquis I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, & under the... |
| 40 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-12-09 | I have the honor of introducing to your acquaintance, Doct: Witherspoon President of the College... |
| 41 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-12-04 | Since I came to this place, which was evacuated by the British Forces, & taken possession of by... |
| 42 | Washington, George | Franklin, Benjamin | From George Washington to Benjamin Franklin, 1 December … | 1783-12-01 | Mr Platt who will have the honor of presenting you this letter, & his Lady are going to England,... |
| 43 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-11-28 | Mr Platt, who will have the honor of presenting you with this Letter, and his Lady are going to... |
| 44 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-11-01 | I take the liberty of introducing to the honor of your acquaintance Major Jackson—a Gentleman who... |
| 45 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-10-30 | I do myself the honor to transmit you herewith a Copy of the Institution of the Cincinnati a... |
| 46 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-10-30 | As I persuade myself it would rather give you pain than pleasure, were I to apologize for any... |
| 47 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-10-12 | While I thought there was a probability of my letters finding you in France, I wrote frequently... |
| 48 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-06-15 | You are too well acquainted with the merits of Colo. Gouvion to need my testimony either of his... |
| 49 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-05-10 | My letter of the 5th of last Month by your Servant, acknowledged the receipt of your favor of the... |
| 50 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to … | 1783-04-05 | It is easier for you to conceive than for me to express the sensibility of my Heart at the... |