31To George Washington from David Stuart, 2 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I was in town yesterday, and have come again today for no other purpose that to see if the note...
32To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 2 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
The Vessel I ingaged to take my Corn up to you, never returned from Baltimore untill the 23 Ulto...
33To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 3 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
At length the recruiting for the additional regiments has begun in Connecticut New York New...
34From George Washington to James McHenry, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 5th May 1799 Your private letter of the 29th Ulto was received...
35From George Washington to John Marshall, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
With infinite pleasure I receiv’d the news of your Election. For the honor of the District, I...
36From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have had the enclosed Tobacco note by me sometime. Too long perhaps for the best Market. If Mr...
37From George Washington to John Tayloe, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received, yesterday, your favour of the 29th Ult.; and by tomorrow’s Post for Baltimore, the...
38From George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 26th Ulto—as also that of the 10th, have been duly received. The Elections of...
39From George Washington to William Booker, 6 May 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Booker, 6 May 1799. On 15 May Booker wrote GW : “Your letter of the...
40From George Washington to James McHenry, 6 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
It is a point from which I have not deviated, to forward all recommendations, & applications,...
41To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 6 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received yours of the 5th by the Hands of Washington Custis, enclosing a Note of Tobacco, nett...
42To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
your kind and Welcome letter of the 25 december is safely arrived and as my friend Bureau de Puzy...
43To George Washington from George Lewis, 9 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Being anxious to get a Command in the immediate Army, I wrote to a friend in Congress at an early...
44To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 9 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty to enclose a Letter long since transmitted to me for Monsieur de la fayette....
45To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 10 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored by the receipt of your letter of the 30th Ult. and take pleasure in complying...
46From George Washington to Daniel Morgan, 10 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have just received a letter from the Secretary of War, in which, after giving it as the opinion...
47To George Washington from James McHenry, 11 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I enclose you three letters, one from Mr Posey recommending Mr Thomas Hord to a Majority in the...
48To George Washington from William Russell, 11 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
The fatality which has so long attended my endeavors to forward the Sheep seems still to attact,...
49To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 12 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I found yr letter by Mr Anderson last evening at my lodgings & took the earliest opportunity of...
50From George Washington to James McAlpin, 12 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Having heard nothing from you since my last request (now more than two Months ago) that you would...
51From George Washington to John Marshall, Edward Carrington, and William Heth, 12 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Although the letter, of which the enclosed is a copy, is of old date, it has but just been...
52To George Washington from Ralph Wormeley, Jr., 12 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I am about to ask a favour of you, which I think it probable you may refuse, the frequency of...
53From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 2d Instt, covering your dispatches of the 10th Ultimo, was brought to me by...
54To George Washington from William Booker, 15 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 6 Inst. I duly receivd, and agreably to promise I Expect to be at Mount Vernon...
55From George Washington to William B. Harrison, 16 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have given the proposition you have made me, respecting your part of Chapel land, all the...
56To George Washington from John Marshall, 16 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Neither Colo. Carrington nor Colo. Heth are now in town. So soon as they arrive your letter of...
57To George Washington from James Welch, 16 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I find it out of my power To Rise the money in this place that I am at this time in debted to...
58To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 18 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I cannot find the person who made the Machines for raking Meadows—he has removed from Kensington...
59To George Washington from James McHenry, 19 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 13th inst. Before I concluded to request you to take upon yourself...
60To George Washington from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 20 May 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 20 May 1799. On 5 June GW wrote Pinckney :...
61From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 20 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 2d instant by Captn Bowcock came safe, as the Corn did, in good order; and I...
62To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 20 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered to you by Capt. Bowcock, who carries up the Ballence of what corn I could...
63To George Washington from James McHenry, 21 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is a list of the names of the persons appointed from Virginia, for the Cavalry and...
64Enclosure: List of Officers for Virginia Regiments in the New Army, 21 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Seventh Regiment of Infantry. + Accepted. º Declined. Blanks, not heard from. Field Officers. +...
65To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 22 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have waited here two weeks cheifly to try to finish my engagement with you—But all my endeavors...
66From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 22 May 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Benjamin Lincoln, 22 May 1799. American Book-Prices Current (1964), 70:884,...
67From George Washington to Thomson Mason, 24 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I mean to renew the outer fence, on the line between you and me, & in a manner more substantial...
68From George Washington to William Augustine Washington, 24 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed was written (as you will perceive by the Superscription) to go by General Lee; who,...
69To George Washington from Burgess Ball, 25 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
The Gentlemen whom I wish to recommend as Officers (and yesterday mention’d to you) are Mr Arther...
70From George Washington to Wilson Allen, 26 May 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Wilson Allen, 26 May. On 29 May Allen wrote GW that he had received “Your...
71From George Washington to Jedidiah Morse, 26 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I thank you for your Sermon “Exhibiting the present dangers, and consequent duties of the...
72From George Washington to William Russell, 26 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 11th instant from New York, has been received; and the articles therein alluded...
73From George Washington to James Welch, 26 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I was not disappointed in the contents of your letter of the 16th instant, because I had formed...
74To George Washington from Wilson Allen, 29 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of date the 26th inst. covering a deed to Genl Lee, for lands lying in Kentucky, I...
75From George Washington to William White, 30 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
The Sermon on the duty of Civil obedience as required in Scripture, which you had the goodness to...
76To George Washington from William Thornton, 31 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Finding that the Board of Commissrs were exceedingly urged, by Mr George Walker, to lay off and...
77Washington’s Slave List, June 1799 (Washington Papers)
The list of Mount Vernon slaves which GW drew up, probably some time in June 1799, included those...
78From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
In replying to your favor of yesterday’s date, I must beg leave to premise that, when I left the...
79To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 1 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your two favors of the 20th & 24th by Capt. Bowcock I have recd with two Barrels of Whiskey & a...
80To George Washington from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 4 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you from Mulbury Grove the seat of our deceased friend Genl Greene in Georgia, &...