1From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter came to my hands last Night. I have wrote to Majr Lee on the subject—when his answer arrives you will hear further from me on the subject of it. I am. ADf , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . George Augustine Washington (c.1758–1793) was the oldest son of GW’s brother Charles. He served from September to November 1777 as a second lieutenant in Col. William Grayson’s Additional...
2From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 25 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The last Post brought me your letter of the 10th from Mount Vernon—I am sorry to find by it, that you had not got rid of your fever—the cool weather will, probably prove your best physician and this is fast approaching. The Inclosed Letters from the Marquis De la Fayette came under cover to me—They were brought by Baron Viominel, Duke Lauzen, Marq: Laval & others; who were driven on shore in...
3From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 14 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 23d Ulto from Berkeley; & am sorry to find that your fever & pain in the Breast still continues—If they should not have left you ’ere this gets to hand, you had, in my opinion, best take a trip to the Southward—Doctr Craik advises one to the West Indies, if there is the least appearance of the disorder falling upon your Lungs. the only objection I see to this...
4From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 18 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
If my Letter from Albany by the Count del Vermé has reached you, it would inform you that I had just made the tour of the Northern & Western parts of this State, & had got that far on my return home. Accordingly, the day following I arrived at this place & found your Aunt but just recovering from a Fever & severe Cholic which had reduced her much. Since then she has had a relapse, and is at...