1To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 2 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
I now set down to write to my dear Uncle as I have not wrote to him since he left this place I should have done it but I thought you had so much business that I had better write to Aunt Washington yet I am sure you would be very glad to se me improveing myself by writeing letters to my friend’s. I am a going to ask you My Dear Uncle to do something for me which I hope you will not be against...
2To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 28 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I with pleasure sit down, to inform my dear Uncle, that I recieved his kind, an[d] affectionate letter this day fortnight; I was very sensible, of your kindness in giving me such good advice, and shall try to profit, by it as much as I can, I know very well, the obligations I am under, to you and I am very thankful for your care and attention to me. Cousin and the Major are a going down the...
3To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 28 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I now take up my pen to write to my dear Uncle, I hope you arrived safe in Philadelphia, and at the time you exspected, If my dear Uncle finds, it convenient to give me a guittar, I will thank you if you will direct it to be made with key’s and string’s both, as they are easier to lear[n] to play on, and not so easy to be out of order, but if one with key’s, is dearer than without, I shall be...
4To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 5 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
I hope my dear Uncle will excuse my troubleing him again, Aunt Lewis has desired me to ask you for a little money there is a few thing’s I want, that I would be much obleiged to you for, she say’s if you will send me some she will keep it, & I shall not get any thing but what I really want, I hear the Birth night is to be kept, and as every one is a going here and as I should like to go I will...
5To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 10 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
I now embrace this opportunity of writeing to my honour’d Uncle, to thank him for the money he was so good as to send me beleive me my dear Uncle, that my heart most greatfully acknowledge’s, your’s, and Aunt Washingtons kindness to me, you may rely on my word that I will not get any thing that I can possibly, do without, but there is a great many little thing’s, that I could get at Mt Vernon...
6To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 16 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d My Honor’d Uncle’s letter, of the 25 of September and am now seated, to return him a thousand thanks, for the money he was so obleiging as to send me. Aunt Lewis informed me, that you mentioned in your last letter to her, if the fever in Philadelphia did not abate, that Aunt Washington would spend the winter at Mt Vernon, and if she did, you would send for me. I shall be very much...
7To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 7 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
I hope My dear Uncle will excuse my troubling him so soon again, but as he is the only Freind, on earth that I can apply to, for any thing I am induced to think that my necesity will apologize for me. I have spent the winter in Culpeper with Cousin Carter, in a very retired manner, we have scarcely seen a person since we came up, and as I am just a going to return to Fredericksburg, I shall be...
8To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I received my dear Uncle’s letter the 9 of this month with the bundle and return him a thousand thank’s for them beleive me my dear Uncle that I am very sensible of the many obligation’s I am under to you and Aunt Washington and shall ever remember them with gratitude. I shall endeavour to let my conduct henceforward be such as to deserve them, the thing’s that were sent are very pretty. I am...
9To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 5 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
It gives me pain to be obliged to apply to my dear Uncle, so soon after his kind present, but embolden’d by your affectionate letter, I venture to ask you, if it is convenient, and you can spare the money, to let me have a peice of linnen, some dimmity to make me petticoat’s and a great coat, I have not had a great coat since, the winter I spent at Shooters hill, mine is not entirely worn out,...
10To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 24 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I received the box which contained the thing’s My dear Uncle was so kind as to send me, how shall I express my gratitude to my beloved Uncle for so much kindness. I hope my dear Uncle will not be displeased if I beg him for as much money, as will make my great coat, & will purchase thread and tape to make my linnen, I am affraid you will attribute my not making my great coat to laziness, but I...