1From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 1 October 1786 (Washington Papers)
If you receive this letter at this place before I return home, it is to observe how singular it is that I should always be from home or upon the eve of leaving it, when you come here. An appointment which cannot be dispensed with (and which was made by myself before I had any intimation of your intention of taking this on your way down) obliges me to the Great, & perhaps the little Falls to a...
2From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 27 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 17th did not reach me till yesterday afternoon. Whence your overseers apprehensions proceed, I know not; for if I recollect right, I gave him, myself, assurances of the plan when I was in Berkeley in the fall of 1784; and since, have informed Mr. Muse that he was to receive a confirmation of the lease. It is true that, being a nonresident on the Lott he would have been...
3To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 17 July 1785 (Washington Papers)
Previous to my setting off to Mt Vernon and Alexandria the last time I was up, a great Coat of yours that you had been kind enough to lend my son Corbin when he was last at your House, and a book that my Wifes maid the time before the last that she was there had put up supposing it to be her Mistreses, as she had one in the Chariott to read on the road, was carefully sowed up in a bundle and...
4To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 24 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of June the 30th came to hand on the 9th Instant, a Vessel saild the second day after for Alexandria the skipper promised to come too of[f] Mt Vernon and deliver a Letter I wrote you by his in answer to yours —this will be handed to you by one of my Sons, the youngest comes to pay his respects to you for a few days, and Bushrod after spending a few days with you at Mt Vernon...
5To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 8 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 30th of June with the inclosed extracts &c. I had the pleasure to recieve last night—I am under very great obligations to you for the trouble you have taken upon this occasion, and also for your kind intention of writing to Colo. Tilghman, if you can understand he is in such a way of business as to promise a youth of application a tolerable share of knowledg in Mercantile...
6From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 30 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
On Sunday last, I received an answer from Mr Morris to the letter I wrote him whilst you were here. Enclosed is an extract of it with a copy of the letter referred to —As there appears to be ⟨mutilated⟩ a diffe ⟨mutilated⟩ Whether the engaging ⟨mutilated⟩ Mr Morris at Second hand, will be attended with all the advantages I contemplated—whether new York would be equally as agreeable to you, and...
7To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 4 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
I had flattered myself long before this to have paid my respects to you at Mt Vernon, and some time in this Month my Family intended a Visit—but many things have hapned to prevent the execucion of my plan heatherto—first the Frost which continued very late, & when the weather was brakeing up a little, we got the Melancholy Acct of the untimely death of my Son Augustine, whose loss affected me...
8From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 15 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 12th of April from Berkley, and am obliged to you for the Acct contained in it of our deceased Brothers affairs. I have since heard that his Widow survived him but a little while. I am also obliged to you for taking upon you the direction of my mothers Interest at the little Fall Quarter, which I believe has been under most wretched management. equally...
9From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 16 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Since the letter which Bushrod delivered me in Philadelphia, I have received your favors of the 24th of July from Westmoreland—and 12th of Novr from Berkley. The latter gave me extreme pain—In Gods name how did my Brothr Saml contrive to get himself so enormously in debt? Was it by purchases? By misfortunes? or shear indolence & inattention to business? From whatever cause it proceeded, the...
10From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 15 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
A letter to which the inclosed is an answer, was accompanied by one from you—the load of business, & constant hurry which attends me, obliges me to have recourse to shifts to avoid writing, & to husband time. to this you are to ascribe the expedient of sending the Letter of Colo. Lee under a flying seal to you, as it will answer the end of a seperate communication of the same sentiments. I...