1From George Washington to Enoch Edwards, 1 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
No good opportunity ’till now, afforded by Mr Craik, has offered to return the Pamphlets you were so obliging as to send me by Mr Jefferson. I now do it with thanks for the perusal of them. and with compliments to Mrs Edwards am Sir Your Obedient Hble Servt ALS , owned by Mr. Peter V. Daniel, Sweet Briar, Virginia. A native of Ireland and Dr. Benjamin Rush’s first pupil, Enoch Edwards...
2From George Washington to Mary White Morris, 1 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
The lustre which stood suspended in our large Drawing Room in Philadelphia, I pray you to accept from Mrs Washington and me, as a small testimony of our affectionate regard for you, Mr Morris & family. To bring it from Philadelphia, and then to send it back, carries with it an appearance so singular, as to require explanation—the following, though uninteresting, & may appear tedious in detail,...