1To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, 15 May 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Fitzhugh, Jr., of Maryland. On 15 May GW wrote Fitzhugh : “Your favor of the 13th came to me this day.”
2From George Washington to William Fitzhugh, Jr., 15 May 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 13th came to me this day. Particular attention shall be paid to the Mares which your Servant brought; and when my Jack is in the humour they shall derive all the benefits of his labours—for labour it appears to be. At present, tho’ young, he follows what one may suppose to be the example of his late royal Master, who cannot, tho’ past his grand climacterick, perform seldomer,...
3To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, Jr., 26 May 1786 (Washington Papers)
Soon after I was honor’d with your Favor of the 15th, I had an opportunity of making an Enquiry respecting the sheep, you mentioned you were in want of—I find from one Cause or other, most of the Gentlemen who bred the best sheep have suffer’d a considerable Diminution of their Stock: so much that I am of opinion the Number you wish for, could not be obtain’d among the whole of them: On my...
4From George Washington to William Fitzhugh, Jr., 5 June 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 26th ulto from Baltimore did not reach me ’till the 2d inst: I will take the ewe lambs at the price they are offered by Mr Reynolds; but not knowing the age of them, or when it may be proper to remove them, will wait ’till I hear from you again before I send, which may be when the mares are taken from this; & when I send, the money shall also go for Mr Reynolds’s Lambs, &...
5To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, Jr., 15 June 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have communicated to Mr Reynolds by Letter your Determination respecting the Ewe Lambs; since which he has not favord me with his Directions as to the Time of removing them—I mentioned to him that unless I received his particular Instructions on the subject—I should recommend it to you to let them remain with their Mothers until the last week in July; I therefore presume it meets his...
6To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, Jr., 24 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
My Father desires me to present you his most respectful & affectionate wishes—He begs your acceptance of a China Bowl which may possibly be novel from its size & antiquity—it being much older than himself—It has been very carefully packed up & he hopes it will reach you safe[.] My Father is now here on his way to Washington County—having determined to reside with me near Hagers Town—since the...
7From George Washington to William Fitzhugh, Jr., 16 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
The China Bowl with which your good father was so obliging as to present me came safe and I beg you to assure him that I shall esteem it more as a memento of his friendship than from its antiquity or size. Not before the receipt of your letter dated the 24th of last month, had I heard of the death of Mrs Fitzhugh. on this melancholy event I pray you to both to accept my sincere condolance. I...