1To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, Jr., 24 September 1786 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed is one of two Bills sent on to my father by your Excellency to be handed to the Agent of Dr Gorden. This was done immediately on the receipt of them and Mr Mason the agent forwarded the first directly to the drawers for acceptance of payment. Being altogether in the paper money system of that State they were willing to discharge the draught in that currency but in no other. Many...
2From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, Jr., 9 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 24th of Septr, together with the bill enclosed. You will receive with this, the first of another sett of Bills, which Mr Watson the Drawer not only very readily gave, but likewise allowed interest upon the protested Bill, altho’ it is not customary to do so here, upon inland Bills of exchange. I shall forward the others next week, & you will be so good as to...
3To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, Jr., 24 January 1787 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to enclose your Excellency the receipt for the bill on Mr Gray from the Agent of Dr Gordon. His detention of it needs an apology but I can only plead in excuse that I was absent from this place the greater part of the last month & had no opportunity of calling for it untill a few weeks since when the present public commotions and the preparations to oppose them really...
4From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, Jr., 24 February 1787 (Washington Papers)
I have reed your letter of the 24th Ulto & the receipt for Messrs Josiah Watson & Co. bill of exchange which was enclosed in it. I am much obliged to you for the Acct of the political situation of your State which you gave me, and am very happy to find, by later advices, that matters are soon likely to terminate entirely in favor of Government by the suppression of the insurgents, and it adds...