11From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 7 June 1755 (Washington Papers)
I had not the pleasure of receiving your favour till after my return from Williamsburg, when it was not in my power to be so serviceable in the affair of your Horses as I coud have wish ’d ; for they were sent out with a Detachment of 500 Men a few days before. I made immediate enquiry, and application for them; and believe I shall be able, notwithstanding our gt want of Horses, to procure...
12From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 6 March 1761 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 6 Mar. 1761. On 30 Oct. Fairfax wrote to GW : “Your favors of the ... 6th of March ... and first of Augt came very safe to hand.”
13From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 25 September 1773 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 25 Sept. 1773. On 10 Jan. 1774 Fairfax wrote : “Your very Obliging favour of the 15th of October, covering a Copy of one dated 25th of Septr last is just come to me.”
14From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 25 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your acceptable favour of the 15th I had the pleasure to receive Six days afterwards. I greatly bewail the misfortune that gives rise to the following Relation. Major Grant of the Highlanders with a Chosen detachment of 800 Marchd from Our advancd Post at Loyal Hannan the 12th Instt for Fort Du-quesne what to do there I cannot with certainty say, but it is reported and I suppose justly, to...
15From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 3 April 1761 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 3 April 1761. On 30 Oct. Fairfax wrote to GW : “Your favors of the . . . 3d of Apl . . . and first of Augt came very safe to hand.”
16From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 27 August 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 27 Aug. 1758. On 1 Sept. Fairfax wrote to GW : “I have this instant recd yours of the . . . 27th Ultimo.”
17From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 30 October 1762 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to be the Messenger of ill news, but it is incumbent upon me to inform you of the Death of the Mare you committed to my care. how she died, I am able to give you but a very unsatisfactory acct, for on the 3d Instt I set out for Frederick and left her to all appearance as well as a Creature coud be—(Mr Green and I observing a day or two before, how fat and frolicksome She seemed) and...
18From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 20 July 1763 (Washington Papers)
I have not a Lath in the World of any kind, seasoned or unseasoned, or you shoud be heartily welcome to them—I never knew before that it was in any wise necessary that they shoud be Seasoned; for I usually got and put them up as they were wanted—Smart bring’s the Bucket &ca; he has been detained longer than ordinary by a mistake of Peters (or mine) who I told to make staples & hasps proper for...
19From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 1 August 1761 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 1 Aug. 1761. On 30 Oct. Fairfax wrote to GW : “Your favors of the . . . 27th of July and first of Augt came very safe to hand.”
20From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 27 June 1770 (Washington Papers)
Herewith you will receive some Letters which I brought from Williamsburg; which place I left on Saturday in the After noon. The Assembly was not then up, a few Bills remaind unfinished which woud oblige the House to set again this Week—little business of a Publick nature has been transacted—private Bills have engrossd the time of the House almost wholely since the First meeting of it. A New...