1To George Washington from Jean Savary de Valcoulon, 19 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
In order to conciliate your paternal intentions for the Welfare of the people at large, essentially of that reccomandable class of poor farmers, and your private interests, I have framed the present scheme for your properties on the Ohio river, at my best to meet your approbation. Although the pretention of your Excellency of one guinea by acre appear not excessively dear, considering the soil...
2From George Washington to John Savary de Valcoulon, 25 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have given the propositions contained in your letter of the 19th instant the consideration they merit. The result is—an indisposition to accede to them—At the same time, I pray you to accept my thanks for the tender you have made me of your services to carry them into execution. My reasons for declining to embark in the project you have offered (at least at the present) are—1st the greater...
3To George Washington from Jean Savary de Valcoulon, 2 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Kindness with which your Excellency has taken the trouble to answer by writing to my plan, encourage me to make to your objections some observations by way of explanation to it; rather to Justify the intentions of its author in his ideas of practicableness, than in the design to change the determination of your Excellency. my project in its origin was confined only to a settlement of a...