1From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 21 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 16th came to my hands the 19th and the Post by which this goes is the first that has occurred since. As one of Mr. Stone’s carpenters is a White lad, and two of them but green hands, I decline employing them,—I have already more white people about my house than are governed properly in my absence—tho’ for the sake of getting an honest, skilful & industrious person to...
2From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 28 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
You will be disposed to think I am very fickle & unsteady (if you have received the letter I wrote you abt a week ago) when you find that the purport of this letter, is to request that you will take no measures in consequence of my last. The reason for this request is, that since the date thereof, I have met with a man in this city (just arrived from Scotland) who from his character,...
3From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 17 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The last time I had the pleasure of seeing you, you promised (hearing me complain of the difficulty I found in procuring Oyster shells) to use your endeavors to engage the Skippers of the small Craft in your neighbourhood, to supply me. The season is approaching in which I shall stand in great need of them—and must suffer very much unless I can obtain a supply. Mr Whiting who looks after my...
4From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 17 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
If the enclosed should get to your hands in time, it may serve to remove doubts, and for that purpose I give it a chance in the course of Post. I am always—& sincerely Your affectionate ALS , NN : Gansevoort-Lansing Collection. GW addressed the letter to his nephew at “Haywood-Westmoreld Cty Virginia” and wrote on the cover: “Recomd to the care of the Post Master Fredericksbg.” The letter has...
5From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 3 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
From the information I continually receive from Mr Whiting (who superintends my business at Mount Vernon) it is likely that I shall, very soon, suffer considerably for want of lime to carry on a building which is now in hand, and which will require about 40,000 bricks for the ground work of it. Mr Whiting has endeavored, in vain, to engage some of the Small Craft in the upper part of the River...
6From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 23 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 12th instt came to my hands yesterday. As Congress are now in Session, and Gentlemen from all the states North of this are assembled, I will make particular enquiry into the characters of the different Seminaries & will let you know the result. In the meantime, inform me how far to the Eastward you would consent that your Sons should go; to come at the best schools. There...
7From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 18 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to find by your letter of the 29th Ult. wch I recd yesterday by Mr Turberville that my letter of Novr last had but just got to hand. Had it been received by you in due season, I might have obtained the carpenter I was enquiring after; and could have given you earlier information of the result of my enquiries respecting the schools to the northward. Not doing it, I concluded you had...
8From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 31 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
By yesterdays Post, I recd the enclosed letter from Mr Cabot (one of the Senators from Massachusetts) covering another from Judge Phillips (one of the most respectable characters in Andover, where the Academy is). Mr Cabot—who is a sensible and judicious man—is the person I requested to make enquiry into the present state of things at Andover (having had two, or more sons educated at that...
9From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 29 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Whilst I was at Mount Vernon in the early part of this month, I recd your letter of the 20th of March, and was in hopes it would have been followed by the Oyster shells you gave me reason to expect; but none had arrived the 24th, when I last heard from Mr Whiting. If I am to relinquish all expectation of getting them I wish to be informed thereof, that I may try, through some other source, to...
10From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 21 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
Compassion for a helpless woman and a number of small children, was the principal inducement to my retaining in service another year, the same man who has overlooked my Carpenters a number of years back—and consequently was the cause why I did not employ the person (whose name I have forgot) and his two negro Carpenters & white apprentice whom you recommended to me, last fall, as a...