1To George Washington from Thomas Attwood Digges, 28 April 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Attwood Digges, c.28 April 1791. On 28 April Digges introduced William Pearce to Thomas Jefferson and wrote: “I have so little time before the Vessel sails to address The President and yourself. . . , that I hope You will escuse haste & inaccuracys” ( Jefferson Papers, Julian P. Boyd et al., eds. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson . 41 vols. to date. Princeton, N.J.,...
2To George Washington from Thomas Attwood Digges, 1 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
As I am writing to Mr Fitzgerald I take the liberty under a Cover to Him to inclose Your Excellency a description of Messrs McCabe & Pearce’s new invented double Loom for weaving two peices at the same time, & which description is annexd to the Report of a Committee of the Irish House of Commons upon the utility & benefit of such a Loom. Since Mr Wm Pearces embarkation hence to New York in May...
3To George Washington from Thomas Attwood Digges, 12 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I hope Your Excellency will forgive my intrusion upon Your more important concerns when my purpose is solely to serve the Infant Manufactures of Our Country, and once more to mention a few words about Mr Wm Pearce the loom & machinery artist whom I inducd to go out to America last spring & took the liberty to introduce to You. He has I find met with the encouragement & patronage which He...
4To George Washington from Thomas Attwood Digges, 10 April 1798 (Washington Papers)
Mr Digges presents His respectful complements and best wishes to General Washington and sends this in a small box of seeds, which accompanies a few Potatoes of a remarkably approved kind & productive Growth, which Mr Rhd Edmonds Seedsman No. 96 Grace Church Street London handsomely offerd to and pressd Mr D. to present in His name to General Washington. Mr Chs Pye, who has also purchasd some...
5From George Washington to Thomas Attwood Digges, 31 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
Genl Washington presents his compliments to Mr Digges, and will, with pleasure, exchange 20 bushels of the early white wheat with him when he gets it out of the straw; which is not the case at present—nor can be until the latter end of next week or beginning of the week following: which would be full early for sowing that kind of Wheat—Indeed any time in September is in good season. The...