1To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 16 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have just been informed by Mr McWhir that it will be utterly inconvenient to him to accommodate your Nephews any longer. After your late indulgence of me upon this Subject, it will appear extraordinary that I should so soon apply to you to let me have them again. The fact is the Gentlemen whom I had engaged, have quitted me; one, on acct of his marriage; the other, to make an unexpected...
2To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 10 January 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Hanson, 10 Jan. 1789. On 16 Jan. GW wrote Hanson that his letter “of the 10th . . . came duly to hand.”
3To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to forward to you a Package, enclosing some Cloth & Buttons, which was put under my care by Genl Knox. When I left N. York (which was this day week) there were wanting, to make a House, two Senators & four Delegates. Mr Ellmer & Mr Gale left Brunswick the same day I came from N. York. On Monday I was informed at Wilmington that Mr Read had set out that day, to go to...
4To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 21 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty of addressing a few lines to you as to a Trustee of the Alexandria Academy. In consequence of an Advertisement by Mr McWhir, I have applied to him for the place of Assistant-Teacher. at the time of my application, I conceived that the Young Gentleman who has hitherto acted in that Capacity, had given in his resignation. He has, however, lately expressed an inclination to be...
5To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 28 February 1787 (Washington Papers)
At the request of Mr George Fitzhugh I do myself the pleasure to forward to you Dr Youngs 1st 3d & 4th Vols. of his Tour. The 2d Vol: being missing (& never sent to me by him) I have detained the others some time, with the hope of procuring it in the Neighbourhood, in order to send you the Set compleat. Having as yet been unsuccessful, & being informed that the 2d Volume is not material to the...
6To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 23 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 18th Inst. did not come to hand ’till last Night; an account that has given me some concern, lest you should have concluded that my Silence has been owing to any difficulty in replying to the charges made by the Boys. with respect to the 1st “their being obliged to go sometimes to School without breakfast” I will not deny that it has been sometimes the Case. that it has not...
7To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 4 May 1788 (Washington Papers)
It is extremely painful to me to be so soon under the necessity of troubling you again with a Complaint against one of your Nephews. Master George has slept from Home the 3 last Nights. The first night he went away, and desired his Brother to inform me where he intended to lodge. This message did not, from accident, come to my ears till after he had slept out the next night. Last night he went...
8To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 23 September 1787 (Washington Papers)
I embrace the earliest Opportunity, after notice of your return to Mount Vernon, to address you on a Subject that has given me no small share of disquiet. A few days ago I received a Letter from Majr Washington; informing me that “You had been made acquainted with my draught on You in favour of Mr Porter; That you were unable to account for my applying to any Person for what was due from you;...
9To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 12 January 1786 (Washington Papers)
When I had last the pleasure of seeing you at Mount-Vernon, you expressed an inclination to peruse the Pamphlets of the Revd Messrs Wharton & Carroll, upon the subject of their religious Controversy. Immediately on my return I wrote to Baltimore for them, but without being able to obtain Mr Carroll’s reply. I have hope of procuring it at Annapolis. In the meantime, lest you should suppose me...
10To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 2 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to your desire I have examined into the State of the Boys Cloathes, and find they want as follows viz. George—1 pr common Shoes, 1 pr do for Dancing—2 pr common winter Stocks. & 1 pr of every-day Breeches. Lawrence—1 pr common Shoes—2 pr coarse Stocks.—1 pr ditto Breeches—1 everyday Coat. They desire me to request you will let them have Leather Breeches, which are to be had in this...