1From George Washington to Robert Brooke, 27 October 1797 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letter from Mr Brooke, your brother, to Mr Anderson my Manager (who were acquainted) is the best apology I can offer for giving you the trouble of receiving one from me. It is the wish of Mrs Washington that Mrs Forbes would, without delay, repair to this place with her clothes &ca; where (if she has been an acceptable and competent house keeper to you, while you filled the Chair...