1From George Washington to John Alton, 5 April 1759 (Washington Papers)
I have sent Miles on to day, to let you know that I expect to be up to Morrow, & to get the key from Colo. Fairfax’s which I desire you will take care of—You must have the House very well cleand, & were you to make Fires in the Rooms below it, wd Air them—You must get two of the best Bedsteads put up—one in the Hall Room, and the other in the little dining Room that use to be, & have Beds made...
2From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 29 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
It has been represented to the Genl that it will be very inconvenient for the Virginia Troops to March along Genl Braddocks Road as their necessaries of every kind are at Loyal hannon (Men as well as Officer’s) and that the advantages proposd in pursuing the old Road; viz. that of opening it, are very trivial; as this can always be done faster than a Body of Men can March (a little repair...
3From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 17 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have not time to write you fully for which reason I inclose the Generals Letter to you—please to read, Seal, and deliver it if you are together—and forward it on, if you are Marchd —You will see my anxiety on Acct of Indians and my Bullocks; employ your Interest therefore my Dr Sir in dispatching them to me—I have been sadly puzzled for want of a guide & the Service has sufferd by it—I...
4From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 6 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
You will be surprisd (till I give you a reason for it) at receiving a Letter from a Person in the same Camp with you, and who has free access at all times to your Tent. but when I tell you that we were interrupted while conversing on a very important matter, and that I did not certainly know whether I might have another oppertunity of renewing the Conversation till you had some how or other...
5From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 26 August 1759 (Washington Papers)
I shall draw upon you in a few days to the Amount of about £150 in two Setts of Exchange: the one payable to Messrs Champe and Hunter of Virginia and the other to Mr Richd Washington of London. I did not think it amiss to give you this earliest advice (via Whitehaven) of my Intentions but should not have doubted your Acceptance of my Bills without it as I in a former of the 12th June advertisd...
6From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 20 September 1759 (Washington Papers)
On the 12th June last I wrote you fully, and addressd Copies to which be referd. and gave you advice in a Letter of the 26th Ulto Via Whitehaven of my Intention’s of drawing on you to the amount of about £150 since which I have passd those Bills (viz.) one sett payable to Messrs Champe and Hunter of Virginia for Ninety nine pounds Sterling dated the 10th Instt and another sett for fifty pounds...
7From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 10 August 1760 (Washington Papers)
By my friend Mr Fairfax I take the oppertunity of acknowledging the receipt of your favour pr Captn Wa[l]ker & once since of later date by Captn Chew—I am very sorry for the Account (given in the latter) of the Deliverance being lost. All the Tobacco I had on board her was JC and I dare say woud have disgracd no Market whatever—but accidents of this Nature are common & ought not to be repind...
8From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 25 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
On Board a Ship of Mr Mills’s (Virga) calld the Deliverance I have Shipd 20 Hhds Tobo for your House which please to Insure in the usual manner —and sell to the best Advantage of Gentn Yr Most Obedt Hble Servt LB , in GW’s hand, DLC:GW . The Deliverance , a ship owned by James Mills, had a Williamsburg registry. According to memoranda that GW wrote at the beginning of his 1760 Almanac (see the...
9From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 30 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
With this Letter you will receive the Copy of a former of the 20th Septr. Five days ago I wrote you a Letter and dropt it at Williamsburg, desiring Insurance on 20 Hhds Tobo put on board the Deliverance a Ship of Mr Mills’s lying in Rappahannock River. I now repeat the desire and hope you will not only Insure the Tobo on the best terms but dispose of it in the best manner for Our Interest so...
10From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 12 June 1759 (Washington Papers)
It will be needless I presume, unless it be for Formsake, to tell you so long after the thing has happend, of my Marriage with Mrs Martha Custis; you doubtless have heard of it before this can reach you, but as I thought proof might be requisite I sent over the Ministers certificate (which I was told was sufficient testimony) to Messr Cary & Compa. and to that I also refer you for your further...
11From George Washington to Henry Churchill, 9 August 1759 (Washington Papers)
I am desird in a Letter which I have just received from Colo. Bassett, to send to you for a Chesnut horse that he has lately purchased—the bearer awaits on you for the purpose. I was in hopes we should have had the pleasure of seeing you at Mount Vernon in yo[ur] way up—Mrs. Washington (who joins in her Compliments) impeaches you of a breach of promise in failure of this, and I don’t know a...
12From George Washington to John Didsbury, 30 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
The first Shoes which I desird might be made by you for me on Colo. Baylors Last are come in, and fit me tolerably well except that some of them are (if any thing) rather too short —as I imagine you will now be able to suit my foot exactly I beg you will for the future observe the following Directions in making the Shoes. Let the hind Quarters always be high & very short so that they may...
13From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 12 September 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 12 Sept. 1758. On 15 Sept. Fairfax wrote to GW : “Your favour of the 12th inst[anc]e I had the pleasure to receive last Night.”
14From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 25 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your acceptable favour of the 15th I had the pleasure to receive Six days afterwards. I greatly bewail the misfortune that gives rise to the following Relation. Major Grant of the Highlanders with a Chosen detachment of 800 Marchd from Our advancd Post at Loyal Hannan the 12th Instt for Fort Du-quesne what to do there I cannot with certainty say, but it is reported and I suppose justly, to...
15From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 2 December 1760 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 2 Dec. 1760. On 30 Oct. 1761 Fairfax wrote to GW : “Your favors of the 2d of Decr . . . and first of Augt came very safe to hand.”
16From George Washington to Sarah Cary Fairfax, 12 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I was honourd with your short, but very agreable favour of the first Instt. how joyfully I catch at the happy occasion of renewing a Corrispondance which I feard was disrelishd on your part, I leave to time, that never failing Expositor of All things.—and to a Monitor equally as faithful in my own Breast, to Testifie. In silence I now express my Joy.—Silence which in some cases—I...
17From George Washington to Sarah Cary Fairfax, 25 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Do we still misunderstand the true meaning of each others Letters? I think it must appear so, thô I woud feign hope the contrary as I cannot speak plainer without—but I’ll say no more, and leave you to guess the rest. I am now furnishd with News of a very Interesting nature, I know it will affect you but as you must hear it from others I will relate it myself. The 12th past then Major Grant...
18From George Washington to Farell & Jones, 30 July 1760 (Washington Papers)
Captn Cawsey at the time he receivd my Tobo wrote me, that he shoud be in these parts before he Saild in order to give Bills of Lading and receive Letters for your House. But I suppose the Captns business renderd it inconvenient for him to do so, and my not seeing, nor hearing from him since, and getting no Bills of Lading at all, must plead an excuse for my silence till now. He has doubtless...
19From George Washington to Farell & Jones, 5 November 1760 (Washington Papers)
Please to Credit my Acct for the Inclosd Draft on you and oblige Yr Most Hble Servt LB , in GW’s hand, DLC:GW . Col. Philip Johnson’s draft for £56 drawn on Farell & Jones of Bristol was returned protested ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 94 ). See Joseph Valentine to GW, 27 May 1760, n.3 . For...
20From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 25 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
I think it incumbent upon me to give you the following account, altho’ it is with very great concern I am furnished with the occasion . The 12th instant Major Grant, of the Highland-Battalion, with a chosen Detachment of 8,00 men, marched from our advanced Post, at Loyal-Hannon, for Fort du Quesne, what to do there (unless to meet the fate he did) I can not certainly inform you: however, to...
21From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 28 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
I forgot to notice in my last (of the 25th instant) that a Flag of truce was sent to Fort du Quesne by Colo. Bouquet. It is now returned, and we learn with certainty (tho’ few things have yet transpired) that Major Grant with two other Highland officers, and Major Lewis, with two officers of the Royal Americans—and one belonging to Pennsylvania, together with 2 Sergeants and 30 private men,...
22From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 30 October 1758 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Byrd promised to apologize to you for my not writing by Jenkins; since which I have been honored with your second favour of the 7th instant—both of which now lie before me for acknowledgment. My sudden march from Rays-town (the intent of which I presume you are already informed of) allowed me no time to furnish Mr Boyd with proper estimates for drawing the Pay of our Regiment: and I was...
23From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 9 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The Honble Governor Fauquer. Sir. Winchester, the 9th Dec. 1758 I arrived at this place last night, and was just setting out (tho’ very much indisposed) for my own House, when I was honored with your obliging favour of the 3d instant. My last letters would fully inform your Honor of the success of His Majesty’s arms under General Forbes—of the march of the Virginia Troops to Winchester—and...
24Enclosure: List of Casualties in the First Virginia Regiment on 14 September 1758, 25 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
A list of the mens Names Belonging to the 1st Virginia Regiment, that was kild in last Action near Fort du Quesne Septr 14th 1758 Companies Colo. Washington Lt. Colo. Stephens Majr Lewis [Casualties] Majr Lewis Ensign John Allen Prisoner Serjt [James or William] Stephens Serjt [Joseph] Robert Rank & file 1 Joseph Crenshaw 1 John Anderson 1 Abraham Blecker 2 Wm Baylest 2 Joseph Edwards 2 Thos...
25From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 28 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Governor Fauquier. Honble Sir, [Camp at Fort Duquesne, 28 November 1758] I have the pleasure to inform you, that Fort du Quesne—or the ground rather on which it stood—was possessed by His Majestys troops on the 25th instant. The Enemy, after letting us get within a days march of the place, burned the fort, and ran away (by the light of it) at night, going down the Ohio by water, to the...
26From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 5 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
Being unwilling to omit any opportunity that offers of writing to your Honor, I embrace the present, that serves the General. I have, however, very little to say, as I wrote fully on the 30th ultimo; and have received no letter from your Honor since the 7th of the same month. Our affairs, as I observed in my last, are drawing to a crisis. The Genl being arrived, and most of the artillery &...
27From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 2 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Governor Fauquier [Loyalhanna, 2 December 1758] Honble Sir, The enclosed was wrote with intention to go by an Express of the Generals but his indisposition prevented that Express from setting out for three days afterwards; and then, the General thought that my waiting upon your honor would be more elligible; as I could represent the situation of our affairs in this Quarter more fully, than...
28From George Washington to John Forbes, 16 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Genl Forbes [Chestnut Ridge, 16 November 1758] Sir I was not so explicit last night, on the head of Mr Basset’s Party, as I ought to have been. I had conceived an idea (on what ground founded I really can not say) that Mr Basset was to have joined Colo. Armstrong with the Party & Tools which I found here. But, upon enquiring into his orders, it appears he was only to repair some bad places...
29From George Washington to John Forbes, 1 January 1759 (Washington Papers)
The Governor writing fully to you on the present System of management, and posture of our affairs here leaves me no room to add on that head I was in hopes an Assembly woud have been calld immediately, but the Council I believe were of Opinion that as they had met so lately and were Summond to attend sometime in February it wou’d be inconvenient to convene them sooner at this Juncture so that...
30From George Washington to John Forbes, 17 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
After the most constant labour from light till light, we were able to open the Road to this place only; about 6 Miles from our last Camp. Here it was Captn Shelby overtook Us and presented me with yours and Colo. Bouquets favours, inclosing one also to Colo. Armstrong, all of which were forwarded to that Gentleman last Night by Captn Shelby, so soon as the last of the letters I Now Inclose,...