1From George Washington to Valentine Crawford, 27 December 1773 (Washington Papers)
I have just obtained an order of council to grant lands under the King’s proclamation of October, 1763, to the officers and soldiers, by which a lieutenant is entitled to 2000 acres, but that the Governor would not grant his warrants of survey to any that did not personally apply for them. Numbers, however, are obtaining these warrants, and locating them with the surveyors of Augusta,...
2From George Washington to Valentine Crawford, 30 March 1774 (Washington Papers)
You are to proceed without loss of time to your own Settlement on Youghiogany, and there if it is not already done provide such, and so much Provision, as you shall think necessary to take down with you to my Lands on the Ohio. You are also to provide Canoes for transporting of these Provisions—The Tools—& the Workmen. You are to engage Three good hands as labourers to be employd in this...
3To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 19 April 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Valentine Crawford, 19 April 1774. The docket on Crawford’s letter to GW of 27 April reads: “From Mr Val: Crawford 27th Apl 1774 Inclosing one dated 19th Apl 1774.”
4To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 27 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sance I wrote you My Brother Come Home and is Swore in to his Comitian and wase verey frendley treated att Stantown it wase out of his power to Send your plats to you acording your desire. I went to gilbert Simsons as Soon as I got out and gave him the bill of Scantlin you gave Me and the bill of his articles I offerd him all the Sarvents to take them to your Bottem to worke tell we got our...
5To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 6 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the disturbence betwen the white people and the Indens has pervented My going down the River as all the Jentlemen that went down is Returnd and Chefley Lost all there bagege as I have wrote More pertickler in My other and will Refair you to My Brother Lettr for the News. I got My Canews and all My provisons Redy and Should have Set of in 2 or 3 days but for this...
6To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 7 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the Indens have Stopt all the J[e]ntlemen from going down the River In the first place the Indens Kild one Murfey a trader and wounded and a Nother and Robed the Canews which Elarmed the Jentlemen verey Much and Michal Crisop tuck [a] partey of Men and went and way Laid Som Canews that wase going down the River and Shot two Endins out of them and Scalped them and...
7To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 13 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
to Lett you Now all your Sarvents is well and None Run away Mr Simson has got as Maney of the Carpenters as he Can find work for and hes got Som of the Sarvents Esisting about the Seat for the Mill till this Storm of the Indens Blows over. we this day Receved Som News from wheeling and Severell of the Inhapitanes of that part is gon Back and planten of there Corn David Shephard that Lives down...
8To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Embracs this oppertunity by the Exprass that Coneley Sent to govener to Let you Know all your Sarvents is well and None Run a way. from Everey acounts Capt. Coneley Can get from the Enden towns they are determed for ware and Coneley has Sent to all the inhabetance of Monongulah to Let them no there is a Large Numbr of the Shanee Indens Left there towns in order to Cut of the frounte⟨er⟩...
9To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 8 June 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your Letter by Mr Crestey of the 27th of May and am Sorrey for the sudint Braking up of the Esembley before they hitt on Sum Method to Releve our distress sitiation Butt it is a happey Scurcumstance for us Lordonmore being So worm in our favour which geves us great Reselution to Stand our ground what few of us is Left though the Contra is verey thin we have Bilt sevrell Forts out...
10To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 8 June 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sence I wrote you this Moment we Recved an acount of Severell parteys of Indens Coming in to the Ihapoentences and yesterday Kild and sculped one Man in Sight of the Fort on the Mongala of one of the vanmates and there wase two Men Sworen that they yesterday saw 30 Indens and these two men Mett with about 30 Men of the Scouts about five Miles from the place where the Indens wase Seen and...