11From George Washington to George Weedon, 10 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Waggons of the French & American Armies—the Cavalry—and the Cattle of both are upon their march from the Head of Elk to the point of operation below—The roads from the specimen I have seen, are very bad, and stand in need of considerable repairs; I have therefore to beg that you will immediately upon the receipt of this, apply to the County Leiutts or Civil Majistrates to have them put in...
12From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, May 1786 (Washington Papers)
my lame horse; and for the lent of the one which Austin rid up. Mr Hunter (of Alexandria) is so obliging as to take him down, to you, and will bring mine up, if he is fit to move. if not, I will wait until you may write me, as I had rather send for him than have him travelled as quick as he must do to accompany the Stage. Mrs Washington and the family here join me in every good wish for...
13From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 23 January 1787 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 13th came to my hands a few days after my Nephew G: Washington left this for New-Kent, which, & his not seeing you on his way down, were unlucky circumstances as he could, & no doubt would have arranged matters so as that a Vessel which is sent from Colchester to York river for Negroes which Colonl Bassett has given him, might have stopped at the mouth of Potomac creek for...
14From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 22 February 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Alexander Spotswood, 22 Feb. 1787. On 5 Mar. Spotswood wrote : “Your Favr of the 22d February . . . never came to my hands until this day.”
15From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 26 August 1787 (Washington Papers)
Having heard nothing from you, in reply to a letter I wrote you in answer to yours of the 25th of June, respecting your wishes to enter your Son on board the French Navy, I am led to apprehend a miscarriage, or that the letter to or from you may be lying in some of the Post Offices (a thing not very unusual) I therefore address you again on the subject. The purport of my former letter was to...
16From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 13 February 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 20th Ult., accompanied by a bag of Seeds, did not get to my hands untill the middle of last week or it should have received an earlier acknowledgment; as you now do my thanks for the latter. I feel myself obliged by the measures you have pursued to stock me with Turnip seed; but if I am tolerably lucky, I shall raise a sufficiency from seed sent me by Arthur Young Esqr.; many...
17From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 7 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 4th of December should have received an earlier acknowledgment, if the pressure of public business would have sooner permitted me to make the necessary enquiries relative to the object of it. And I was induced to delay the matter until I found myself at leisure, from an idea that no inconvenience could result to you or your Son, from a short postponement, as your letter...
18From James Madison to Alexander Spotswood, 2 April 1792 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 2 April 1792. Acknowledged in Spotswood to JM, 9 and 23 Apr. 1792 . Concerns Spotswood’s claim for military service in the Revolution.
19From James Madison to Alexander Spotswood, ca. 23 April 1792 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 23 April 1792. Acknowledged in Spotswood to JM, 1 May 1792 . Concerns Spotswood’s Revolutionary War claim and encloses information from Col. Josiah Parker on how to find out who drew his depreciation of pay.
20From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 6 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I made Mr Morris acquainted with the contents of your letter of the 14th of March, relative to your Son; and am informed by him, that if your son should be in Philadelphia, agreeably to your intention of sending him here, as mentioned in your letter, there is no doubt but many opportunities may occur of his making a voyage previous to the return of Captain Truxton from the East-Indies, which...