121To George Washington from William Pearce, 11 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
I Received your letter of the 2nd Int. The Reason you have not had the weekly reports Sent forward as Usial I have been to the Eastern shore of Maryland and was detained at the Ferrey by head winds both going & returning which kept me a way a few days longer than I Expected—I was a way Just two weeks. I am Sorrey it was not In your power to visit Mt vernon this fall and to have seen the...