21641To George Washington from Emmanuel Jones, Jr., 18 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th Jany I receiv’d last night, & am sorry to tell You that my Voice was long since engaged to Mr Madison (our Professor of Mathematics) for his Brother: had my good friend Col: Washington made the least mention to me of Capn Crawford, he might have been assur’d, I would gladly have oblig’d him. The Revd Mr Thruston the 1st Instant wrote to me recommending Capn Wm...
21642To George Washington from Benjamin Stoddert, 17 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
I have a Tickett No. 5272 in Lord Stirlings Lottery, the Gentn from whom I bought it, tells me the Lottery is drawn, & that you wou’d be kind enough to inform me of the success of my Tickett, which if you do, by a Line directed to me at Bladensburgh, You will much Oblige Sir Yr Obedt Sert ALS , DLC:GW . Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813) of Charles County, Md., was the son of Thomas Stoddert (d....
21643To George Washington from Bartholomew Dandridge, 16 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry my Letter was so long on its passage to you as the most perfect Account of my proceeding with Black would not be very satisfactory. As I have not seen or heard from Mr Hill I took what I thought the best conveyance by a Gentleman who was going directly from hence to Fredericksburg & promised me he would deliver the Letter to Col. Lewis which he has since informed me he did with my...
21644To George Washington from Robert Adam, 14 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
In regard to your Design of importing Palantines into Virginia I beleve it would be attended with some difficulty from severall Circumstances, they are in generall much prejudiced against comeing into Virginia or Maryland as in either they are not allowed the same liberty of Concience in enjoying their own Religion, this Naturealy Inclines them more to Pensilvania, as well as the Number of...
21645To George Washington from John Page, 14 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
I have at last purchas’d Mr John Rootes’s Land for you. He this Day assign’d the Governors Warrant for it, to me, for your Use. I don’t chuse to inclose it, for fear my Letter may miscarry, and am in hopes it will suit your Purpose as well, to receive it at Fredericksburg, the first Day of April; when I expect to have the Pleasure of meeting with you there. No Money will be requir’d of you,...
21646To George Washington from Samuel Athawes, 12 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
As my Friend the Honble George Wm Fairfax Esqr. has long since acquainted you with his arrival & of his Situation at York my Congratulations on the occasion will come very late however they are very Sincere & the Proverb says better late than never. By a Letter which I have lately received from him I find both himself & his Lady have had a kind of seasoning, indeed we have had a very...
21647To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 10 February 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Boucher, 10 Feb. 1774. On 15 Feb. GW wrote Boucher and referred to “your Letter of the 10th.”
21648To George Washington from Francis Willis, 7 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
Mr Alexanders Deed being not recorded caused some anxiety & uneasiness both to Mr Alexander & myself, Colenel George Fairfax hearing it, in order to be a means of bringing matters to a proper light, gave me the inclosed paper with an injunction not to forget sending it to You, a riddle I cannot comprehend, however here it is: I heartily & sincerely wish your good Lady to whom pray tender my...
21649To George Washington from Edward Snickers, 2 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Receved youres Dated 15 of Desembr the 30 of Jenery and as Soon as the wether is Good as waggins Can travile I Shall Send you three or fore hundrid Bushils of Good whete and more if I find I have it to Spare and if you Can not make payment in april I must weaight till you Can as I have purchised Mr Huges Rigt Land I Shold be much obliged to you if in youre power to Send me by the Baror Mr...
21650To George Washington from John Connolly, 1 February 1774 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you from Fredericksburgh on my return into this Country, apologizing for my not waiting on you, as I could have wished, & conformable to my promise —I hope you will excuse me for thus intruding upon you, when warranted by so slight an Acquaintance; but the importance of the Subject, with the desire I have to further our intimacy, (I flatter myself) will render me pardonable. When we...