1471To George Washington from Gilbert Simpson, 20 May 1773 (Washington Papers)
I have Sent you Two Letters before but wheather they Ever Retcht your hands or not I do not know the perport of them was to acquaint you of the Great aversion my wife had in Coming over the mountains and I do not Like the Cuntry well anufe myself to Live in it but if you Chuse to Continue your hands on the Land you may have all belonging to me at the vallue of them as they are all Reydey on...
1472To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, 24 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
Our printer assuring us in his last weeks Paper that there would be a further prorogation of our Assembly and the very doubtful State of American Affairs induced me to think that Nothing would probably be attempted in your Assembly the ensuing Session. This Morning about 11 OClock I received your two Letters by Mr Stewart dated the 20 Instant and this Afternoon Mr Ballendine came to see me on...
1473To George Washington from Robert Dinwiddie, 22 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Your two Letters of the 13th and 14th I shall answer Paragraphically. The Expedition against the Shawnesse I hope will be attended with Success, as two Women who were taken Prisoners made their Escape mention their being in their Towns & did not hear of their Intention of moving. You have done very right in ordering the Men to be train’d in the Indian Method of fighting but I can give You no...
1474To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 25 June 1768 (Washington Papers)
our tobaco is all gon on bord of the ship Exepting the Eastern shore tobaco which is not Come over yet But I Expect it Every day I was told By Mr Bigges neigh bours he had three hhds of tobo and it was gon on bord of Eastin I desired Capt. outtrems people to in Quire ass ⟨ mutilated ⟩ by the Ship and they told me it was true and I Sent all the tobo on bord of outtrems ⟨Ex⟩cept Taylors 7 hhds...
1475To George Washington from Adam Stephen, 17 August 1756 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Adam Stephen, 17 Aug. 1756. On 6 Sept. 1756 GW wrote to Stephen: “Yours of the 17th . . . August I received.”
1476To George Washington from William Savage, 3 July 1768 (Washington Papers)
I recd yr favor of the 28th June, which I showed to Mrs Savage, after some little consideration she again repeatedly assured me that as her desire to revoke the Bond was perfectly voluntary, that she wou’d take every method which you & Mr Fairfax cou’d possibly desire to convince you both that it was so & also make you perfectly secure in Joining her to relinquish the Bond. It gives me some...
1477To George Washington from Robert Rutherford, 31 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Received Your kind favour of the 29th in a Large Packet. the other Letters therein Contained, I have given Mostly with my own hand. and shall take Particular Care that the remainder be delivered Punctualy, also to make known to your friends in genl how deeply you are Possess’d of Gratitude. Too Sensible of your Good intentions towards my Self and Company as well towards the whole of the...
1478To George Washington from James Hill, 13 December 1772 (Washington Papers)
Your man got down on monday last & I was up the country at The Quarters & did not Get down till fryday night & when I got Home found yr Man Giles there & after makg inquerery found Your Letters was deliverd agreable to your Instructions But the Gent. coud not get the Answers ready till, Satterday. & in respect to Mr Fra. foster while I was up the country I sent one of the overseers to him to...
1479To George Washington from Francis Willis, 1 September 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Francis Willis, Jr., 1 Sept. 1774. The letter is listed in Thomas Birch’s Sons catalog no. 663, item 73, 21–23 April 1891.
1480To George Washington from John Robinson, 3 November 1757 (Washington Papers)
I received your favour by Brinker, and am sensibly affected with the Miserable Situation of the unhappy People in your part of the Country, and am greatly concerned at the uneasiness I know you suffer on their Acct in not having it [in] your Power to prevent their Miseries, or put a stop to the cruel and inhuman Murders committed upon them, I, and every Body else, must agree with you, that the...
1481To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 14 January 1764 (Washington Papers)
I was detain’d at Philadelphia some time after Date of my last to you (by Mr Jo: Watson) however we at length embarkd, on the 28th of October we lost sight of the American Coast and after a Passage of 35 Days in which we had very boisterous weather and two dreadfull Storms on the French Coast from which we with the utmost difficulty escap’d Ship wreck, we arriv’d at Dover, where we gladly...
1482To George Washington from John Kirkpatrick, 6 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I received your very welcome favour from Pearsals—and embrace your kind offers of Correspondence, with the highest pleasure—truely sensible of the Honour you do me. The disapointment I met with in not seeing you before marchg gave me much concern—and your necessary hurry, plague and perplexities—attending the preparations for the field—plead an excuse for not writing you—satisfied of your...
1483To George Washington from Peter Hog, 23 September 1755 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here on the Sunday Evening which Majr Lewis can Inform you was using great dispatch for the badness of the Road. I send you Inclosed a return of the Men remaining at the fort, with a List of the Tentes tools Arms & Ammunition[.] You will observe the smal proportion of Each considering the great distance from Supplies. The fort is Inclosed on the four sides but the Bastions are yet to...
1484Invoice from Richard Washington, 10 November 1757 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Sundry Goods Shipd by Richd Washington on board the Peggy and Elizabeth, Jno. Whiting Master, bound to Virginia, on the proper Acct and risque of the Honble Geo. Washington. No. 1—A Cask £ . 2. 3 Six Inch brass casd Locks complt a 6/6 .19.6 3 Seven Inch ditto ditto a 7/6 1. 2.6 3 seven Inch brass coverplate ditto a 9/6 1. 8.6 3 eight Inch ditto ditto a 10/6 1.11.6 5 pr brass side...
1485To George Washington from James Wood, 7 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
The 24th of this Month is appointed the day for the Election; Mr Jones has promised to be here. I wish with him and the rest of Your Friends, that it were possable that you could be present to give Life to the cause. I have done my endeavour to search into the Opinions of the people, and cannot percieve Your Interest on the decline, though some try to perswade me to the contrary. I must own...
1486To George Washington from Peter Hog, 31 July 1756 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Peter Hog, 31 July 1756. On 8 Sept. 1756 GW wrote to Hog: “By Captain McNiel I received only a part of yours, dated the 31st July.”
1487To George Washington from James Baker, 10 June 1757 (Washington Papers)
I Yesterday returned to this place with the Cherokees and have the Satisfaction to acquaint you that on the 5th Instant we fell on two Tracks about 35 Miles beyond the three Forks of Yohagany in a small path that led towards this place, we had not followed those Tracks above eight or Ten Miles, before we met 10 Frenchmen returning from a Scout, our foremost Indian discovered them first and sat...
1488To George Washington from Gilbert Simpson, 31 August 1773 (Washington Papers)
Wth the almightys permission I Will do my Endevour To see your Land Tax discharged before the Last of next Week from this date and Sr I hope To see you before you go to Willamsburg but For Feare any Thing Should happen That I Could not Com inn as soon as I hope To do I Beg the Favour of you To Leve all That is To be don With Mr Lum Washington Which is one good Stanch Negrow Fellow That...
1489To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 30 October 1762 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 30 Oct. 1762. On 26 April 1763 GW wrote to Robert Cary & Co. : “I have your favours of the . . . 30th of Octor & 4th of Decr now lying before me.”
1490To George Washington from Robert Hanson Harrison, 8 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
I hope that my indisposition will be received as a sufficient excuse for my not having done your Lease sooner, and for the Several black lines and erasements in it, when done; had I been perfectly well, they should not have appeared; however I hope that it will appear sufficiently plain & legible for the Printers—I have made it as short as I could, to be substantial which I flatter myself it...
1491To George Washington from Hugh Mercer, 10 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with Yours and have sent to collect all our Packhorses (for the Waggons are gone forward) and propose sending off forty, if so many are to be found, loaded with Flower—They will be at CumberLd on Teussday night; And a further suply, may be afterwards sent when the General’s pleasure is known with regard to your march. I could have wishd to inform you of the generals arrival here....
1492To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 31 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The officer who commands the Escort you Sent wth Mr Hoops having not been near me I did not know till this moment that there was one, and adventured a Letter to you last night by a man going in the night, which I would be very Sorry should be intercepted. The Beeves lost in driving are to be paid by the Crown, upon Certificate that they have been lost; Therefore I beg you will order the...
1493To George Washington from Robert McMickan, 29 June 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert McMickan, 29 June 1774. GW wrote McMickan on 7 Jan. 1775 : “Your Letters of the 29th of June . . . are all before me.”
1494To George Washington from John Dickinson, 4 April 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Dickinson, 4 April 1775. On 13 April GW wrote Dickinson that he had received “your favour of the 4th Instt.”
1495To George Washington from Joseph Wolgamote, 20 June 1758 (Washington Papers)
May it Pleas Your honers Gentelmen it Not With any Pleasure that I Give You This Trouble Therefore I hope You Will Excuse the freedom I have Taken with You it is from the Good personal Carrecture You bear As to adhearing Strictly to Do or Cause Justice to be Done by all Such Persons As You have the honour To Command Therefore it is to You only that I Adress My Self To for Justice The Matter is...
1496To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 8 July 1769 (Washington Papers)
when I Rote to you Last I thought I had a Very fine prospect of a Crop but the Case is greatly alterd now for we hant had Rain to wet the Earth sence may our tobaco though planted over three times is now a great deel of it Burnt up in the hills and mising the upper Quarters about ten days ago was wors off with their Crops then we are below their has Ben a good deel of Rain abought sence tho....
1497To George Washington from John Carlyle, 1 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Wrote you about Eight days Ago to the Care of Lut. Smith Also Two days Ago Another Letter Inclosing You Severall from Mr Pattinson, Knight & Jno. Alton Wch Suppose You have recd & to which desire to be referr’d. Yours of the 27 Augt Is Now before Me & In answer I have not recd one Letter for You or Myself Since the Last I Sent You Six weeks Ago from Mr Rd Washington[.] When I doe Shall Send...
1498To George Washington from Arthur Lee, 10 July 1771 (Washington Papers)
When I sit down to sollicit your patronage; I trust more to your goodness, than to any claim I can have on your favor from merit or acquaintance. Having understood, that it is probable the Assembly will revive the Agency-bill; I take the liberty of entreating your vote & interest, in being appointed. Knowing what influence you very justly possess; I shall greatly depend for success, on your...
1499To George Washington from Hill, Lamar, & Hill, 28 February 1762 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a Bill of Loading for a pipe of pale wine shiped by order of Messrs Moorey Cary & Compy which we doubt not proving to your Satisfaction a few months hence having been carefully selected. It is 40/ ⅌ pipe cheaper than the particular wines of last year & promises to be much better than any we saw of the former vintage. We shall value on those Gent. for the Cost as at bottom. We...
1500To George Washington from Charles Lewis, 25 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
The inclos’d is a Letter from Colo. Stephen, with which I should have waited on You, had I not have heard You were gone to Williamsburg; I am now a recruiting much discourag’d by the Gentlemen’s Success, who have lately been, but no Pains shall be wanting on my Side to compleat my Company, but I fear it will be without Effect, Colo. Stephen’s Orders to repair to Winchester by the first of...