431To George Washington from William Frederick Ast, 7 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to take the Liberty to send You hereinclosed the Plan of Mutual Assurance against fire for the State of Virginia which I have formed and suggested; with the Explanations thereof; the Law of the General Assembly of this State; and a Copy of the Subscribers—we have a good many more Subscribers besides what is on this printed Copy: but not sufficient yet to organize the Business. I hope...
432To George Washington from “A Sympathizer with the Afflicted,” 12 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
To the President of the United States Most respected and most Estimable of Character. One unconected with any Party, or immediate relation to the unhappy men now under Sentence to Suffer on the 17 instant: dares to aproach in their behalf as The Father and Friend of his Country. One who in the most Sacred truth can declare they are an admirer of the Fedral Constitution, and the Gentleman who...
433To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 8 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
Our Mutual Friend the Honble George Wm Fairfax, Esqr. having communicated to me that since his return to England a Person has offered to purchase the Blomary which he has in conjunction with Mr Carlisle Dalton &c. tho. not the whole of the Land belonging to it & he being desirous of not only parting with it but of putting an End to that Matter intirely has executed a Power of attorney to this...
434To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 12 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
As my Friend the Honble George Wm Fairfax Esqr. has long since acquainted you with his arrival & of his Situation at York my Congratulations on the occasion will come very late however they are very Sincere & the Proverb says better late than never. By a Letter which I have lately received from him I find both himself & his Lady have had a kind of seasoning, indeed we have had a very...
435To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 20 July 1787 (Washington Papers)
It is with sincere & very heartfelt Concern that I communicate to you an Event, which will excite the same sentiments of Sorrow in your Breasts; a long & uninterrupted Attachment to & Friendship with the Object of it, has convinced me that where he was barely known he was honoured; where he was well known he was valued & venerated; & where Friendship had knot the Tie he was unreservedly...
436To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 3 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
The very short Crop & Capt. Pundersons Conduct not proving altogether Satisfactory to myself nor many of my Friends has induced me to take 200 Hogsheads in the Liberty Capt. outram I would have agreed for 50 or even 100 more but he could not accommodate me with them however if there should be a surpluss there is another Ship going out which he is to have the Loading of & in which they are to...
437To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 15 July 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am now to acknowledge the receipt of your very polite Favor of the 1st June accompanying two Letters Vizt one from yourself & the other from a Mr Peyton Craven for our mutual Friend the Honble George Wm Fairfax Esqr. which I have accordingly forwarded to him. There is a Rumour here as if a Meeting was to be formd in Virginia on the 1st of the approaching Month & that the Consequence of the...
438To George Washington from James Athill, 21 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
When I had the honour to be at your hospitable mansion in the last Autumn with Mr Liston, I took the liberty to propose to send you some plants to assist in furnishing your green house, to which you politely consented. I then expected to have been here before Christmas, & to have had much time & leisure to prepare a collection not entirely unworthy your acceptance. Several circumstances...
439To George Washington from Edmond Atkin, 19 June 1757 (Washington Papers)
When the Swallows People came to Town this afternoon, with the Young French Officer their Prisoner, they came strait to my Lodgings, to pay their Compliment; and soon after carried him away to their own, to eat some Victuals, Hunger being uppermost in their Thoughts. In the Evening, before I would put you to the Trouble to attend (as I had determined to examine him then in the presence of...
440To George Washington from Edmond Atkin, 20 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
When the 10 Indians were taken into Custody yesterday was Se’nnight, you may remember I expressed my Desire, that they might be treated in point of Necessaries rather better than before, because it was pretended that two of them were Cherokees—On Saturday Morning being informed, that the Prisoners made great Complaint for want of fresh Meat, and that Some of them had contracted Fluxes by a...