1From George Washington to Richard Boulton, 24 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 4th inst: never reached me until Monday last. I do not enter into agreements, but with an intention of fulfilling them; & I expect the same punctuality on the part of those with whom they are made: you must therefore perform your’s with me, or abide the consequences. The reason which you assign for not coming, is futile & can have no weight with your creditors; your property...