1From George Washington to James Ross, 16 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I avail myself of your obliging offer, to dispose of the land I hold in the Counties of Fayette & Washington; Hereby empowering you to sell the same on the following conditions; viz.—that in the first named County, at five dollars and a third pr acre; and the other at four dollars pr Acre. As you were of opinion when I had the pleasure of conversing with you on this subject, that six dollars...
2From George Washington to James Ross, 1 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
As letters are liable to accidents, & I have had no acknowledgment of one I wrote to you, on the 16th of June, I take the liberty of troubling you with a duplicate thereof. A few days ago I received a letter from Colo. Israel Shreve proposing to buy the tract on which he lives, in Fayette Cty. He offered to pay a third of the price next April (at which time, he says his lease expires) and...
3From George Washington to James Ross, 6 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed was written agreeably to its date, & would have been sent by the Mail to Pittsburgh (under cover to Colo. Presley Nevill) but finding that this conveyance had become unsafe, I did not incline to embrace it. It will, I hope & expect, be put into your hands by Mr Bradford the Attorney General, who will communicate to you the purport of his visit into the part of the Country wherein...
4From George Washington to James Ross, 13 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
By Mr Bradford, I was favored with your letter of the 3d Instt from Pittsburgh; together with Two hundred and Sixty seven dollars on account of Colo. Cannons Bond; for which, and the train you have placed the residue of it, in, I pray you to accept my best thanks. I am ready, and willing, to dispose of my lands in Fayette County at the price, & on the terms conditionally offered by the man...