1To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 19 October 1787 (Washington Papers)
I was honor’d by the Rect of your Favor together with a Copy of the proposed fœderal constitution, a few Days ago, for which I beg you to accept my Thanks. They are also due to you from me as a Citizen, on Account of the great Fatigue necessarily attending the arduous Business of the late Convention. I have to lament that I cannot bring my Mind to accord with the proposed Constitution. The...
2To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 6 February 1786 (Washington Papers)
There are six men in the public Goal who are pardoned for capital Crimes on Condition of laboring for Years more or less. I beg to know whether the Company over which you preside will accept of these people to labor in accomplishing the purposes of your Institution. It will be expected that their Labor shall be considered as a Compensation for all the Expences of supporting them in the...
3To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 18 January 1786 (Washington Papers)
Mr Oliver Pollock will have the Honor of delivering you this; & as he begs to be gratify’d in once seeing you, I take the Liberty of introducing him to you. Mr Wm Ronald who is a Delegate of considerable Weight in the House, & who was one of the Veiwers of the Ground most proper for the Canal from Eliza. River to Albemarle Sound, was fully impressed with the Utility & Importance of the...
4To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 11 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
The post Yesterday brought me your Favors. That which was official I have just sent down to the Assembly. The Result shall go to you as soon as I get it—The Report concerning the intended Canal I could not send you ’til now, having obtained a Copy of it only two Days ago. Mr Andrews tells me the Comrs could not take a very particular View of the Ground, having gone to it shortly after the...
5To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 14 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
I beg Leave to introduce to your Acquaintance the Bearer Capt. Lewis Littlepage who wishes for the Honor of being known to you. I have no Doubt but the Merits of this young Gentleman will render him agreable to you. I have spent some little Time in his Company very happily, & feel myself interested in his future Welfare. As soon as the Report concerning the intended Water communication with...
6To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 26 September 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor covering Mr Deakins’s Letter I received this Morning. As soon as Mr Massey’s Resignation was handed to me, the Appointment of Mr Neville was made & sent out to him with a Copy of the Resolution of Assembly. But for Fear they may have miscarry’d I inclose you a Copy, which I must beg you to put in a Way of being forwarded. With the highest Esteem & Regard I am dear Sir Your most...
7To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 10 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
You may remember that when you were at this place, I informed you my Son in Law Mr Fontaine was in Carolina, & that when he returned I would let you know the Situation, in which the Lands near the so. End of the dismal swamp, were. By the best Intelligence I can collect there is near pasquotank River, a few Miles from the Bridge, a pretty considerable Quantity of Swamp now vacant Say 6,000...
8To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 4 April 1785 (Washington Papers)
I beg Leave to introduce to you the Bearer Mr Arnold Henry Dohrman. He is of Lisbon, but has spent a year or two in America, gratifying himself with the Sight of a Country to whose Interests he devoted himself & his Fortune in the very early Periods of the late War. Hundreds (I believe I am within bounds) of our captive Countrymen, bereft of Clothes Victuals Friends & Money, found all these in...
9To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 19 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
The Honor you are pleased to do me in your Favor of the 27th ulto, desiring my Opinion in a friendly Way on the Subject of the Act for vesting the Shares in the Patowmack & James River Navigation, is very flattering to me. And I should ill deserve the Confidence you are pleased to place in me if I should forbear to give you my unreserved Sentiments on it. I will freely own to you that I am...
10To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 12 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
The Honor you are pleased to do me in your Favor of the 27th ulto in which you desire my Opinion in a friendly way concerning the Act I inclosed you lately, is very flattering to me. I did not recieve the Letter ’til Thursday, & since that my Family has been very sickly. My oldest Grandson a fine Boy indeed about 9 years old lays at the Point of Death. Under this State of Uneasiness &...