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1 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 February … | 1799-02-04 | Presly Thornton, who is appointed a Captain in one of the Virginia Regiments, and in the list of... |
2 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 28 February … | 1797-02-28 | Let me entreat you to attend early this morning to a fit character as a Comsr to attend the... |
3 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 27 April 1788 | 1788-04-27 | Not having sent to the Post office for several days your favor of the 20th inst. did not get to... |
4 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 6 August 1783 | 1783-08-06 | After a tour of at least 750 Miles (performed in Nineteen days) I returned to this place... |
5 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 20 January … | 1796-01-20 | Let this letter be received with the same friendship and frankness, with which it is written,... |
6 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 17 November … | 1799-11-17 | Your confidential and interesting letter of the 10th instant, came duly, and safely to hand. With... |
7 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 8 May 1796 | 1796-05-08 | The enclosed letter presents a serious—perhaps a just view of the subject which has been under... |
8 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 25 March 1799 | 1799-03-25 | You will not only consider this letter as a private one, but as a friendly one, from G: W. to J:... |
9 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 24 April 1783 | 1783-04-24 | Immediately upon the Receipt of your letter of the 15th expressive of your wish to go to the... |
10 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 August 1798 | 1798-08-04 | The enclosed letter from Doctr Brown (of Port tobacco) to Doctr Craik, was this day put into my... |
11 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 7 September … | 1796-09-07 | Private The principles of the Enclosed Instructions I approve; and since they are drawn, I shall... |
12 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 9 September … | 1799-09-09 | Enclosed is a letter from Monsr Augustus de Grass, requesting an appointment in the Corps of... |
13 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 28 August 1793 | 1793-08-28 | I have been favored with your letter of the 11th of this month, and thank you very cordially for... |
14 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 7 July 1797 | 1797-07-07 | By the last Post I was favoured with your letter of the 3d instant and thank you for its... |
15 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 11 January … | 1797-01-11 | I shall have occasion to write to Mr Lear by tomorrow’s Post, and would thank you to let me know... |
16 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 21 October … | 1798-10-21 | Enclosed is a copy of the Presidents letter to me, which I request may be, with this letter,... |
17 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 July 1796 | 1796-07-22 | (private) Your private letter of the 16 came to my hands at the same time that your official one... |
18 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | George Washington to James McHenry, [13 December 1798] | 1798-12-13 | Since my arrival at this place I have been closely engaged, with the aid of Generals Hamilton and... |
19 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 27 October … | 1799-10-27 | The enclosed letters, from Genl Morgan and Captn G. S. Washington, recommending the Revd Mr Hill,... |
20 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 7 July 1799 | 1799-07-07 | I have considered, with attention, the Rules adopted by the President of the U.S. relative to... |
21 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 1 July 1796 | 1796-07-01 | Your letter of the 27th Ulto by Post, with its enclosures (the originals of which, I return) came... |
22 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 11 December … | 1781-12-11 | I have received your favor of the 3d Inst. inclosing your Resignation which I have delivered in... |
23 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 15 October … | 1798-10-15 | Your letter of the 2d, and three of the 5th instant, came duly to hand. Those of the latter date,... |
24 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 17 October … | 1796-10-17 | By the last Mail I received three letters from you (with their several numerous enclosures) the... |
25 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 25 July 1798 | 1798-07-25 | The enclosed will say as much as I can, in favour of the applicant; except that I have heard him... |
26 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 14 September … | 1799-09-14 | Private Dear Sir Mount Vernon 14th Sepr 1799 I feel much obliged, and accordingly thank you, for... |
27 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 11 March 1796 | 1796-03-11 | The letters, with their enclosures from Genl Wilkenson, shew in an additional strong point of... |
28 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 August 1792 | 1792-08-13 | (Private) Dear Sir, Mount Vernon Augt 13th 1792. Your letter of the 17th of July came duly to... |
29 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 July 1796 | 1796-07-13 | Private The purport of your private letter, of the 7th instant (that part of it I mean, which... |
30 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | George Washington to James McHenry, 13 December 1798 | 1798-12-13 | I shall now present to your view the additional objects alluded to in my letter of this date. A... |
31 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 16 November … | 1786-11-16 | Letter not found: to James McHenry, 16 Nov. 1786. McHenry wrote GW on 18 Nov. : “I received your... |
32 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 June 1796 | 1796-06-04 | Return the enclosed as soon as Mr Ross (under strong injunctions) have read it—Never put papers,... |
33 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 November … | 1798-11-04 | Your letter of the 30th ultimo, with it’s enclosures, has been duly received. And, agreeably to... |
34 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 March 1799 | 1799-03-04 | I have been duly favoured with your letter of the 12th ultimo—and am much obliged by your kind... |
35 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 29 November … | 1786-11-29 | Your letters of the 18th by the Packet, & 19th by the Post, are both at hand—The Birds were... |
36 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 June 1799 | 1799-06-22 | I have been desired by Mr Saml Love, of Loudoun County, in this State, to mention to you his wish... |
37 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 25 July 1796 | 1796-07-25 | The enclosed letter from Mr Landais, transmitting one from you to him, was received by the last... |
38 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 15 September … | 1799-09-15 | Your letter of the 3d instant, with the papers accompanying it, did not get to my hands ’till the... |
39 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 June 1796 | 1796-06-22 | Your letters of the 14th & 15th instant have been received, but not in time to have been answered... |
40 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 12 March 1782 | 1782-03-12 | The fair hand to whom your letter of the 20th of Jany was committed presented it safe, & as you... |
41 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 5 July 1798 | 1798-07-05 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 5th July 1798. I am perfectly satisfied that the duties of your... |
42 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 30 November … | 1789-11-30 | (Confidential) Dear Sir, New York Novr 30th 1789. I have received your letter of the 14th... |
43 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 31 August 1792 | 1792-08-31 | (Private) Dear Sir, Mount Vernon Augt 31st 1792 The characters given of Messrs Smith &... |
44 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 6 June 1799 | 1799-06-06 | I have been duly favoured with your letters of the 11th, 19th and 21st of last month, with their... |
45 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 23 April 1799 | 1799-04-23 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 23d April 1799 Six days do I labour, or, in other words, take... |
46 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 5 November … | 1799-11-05 | At the earnest request of General Hamilton, that I would give instructions for having the eighth,... |
47 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 21 September … | 1792-09-21 | (Private) Dear Sir, Mount Vernon Septr 21st [1792]. Fearing some accident may have prevented my... |
48 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 8 May 1788 | 1788-05-08 | To a letter which I wrote to you somedays ago, I beg leave to refer you. I congratulate with you... |
49 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 31 July 1788 | 1788-07-31 | In reply to your recent favour, which has been duly received, I can only observe; that, as I... |
50 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 23 October … | 1782-10-23 | I am pained because I cannot answer the expectation & request of your letter of the 10th... |