To George Washington from Daniel Call, 10 January 1799

From Daniel Call

Richmond January 10th 1799

Sir,

When Mr Bushrod Washington was appointed a Judge, he put his business in the court of Chancery and court of Appeals into my hands. In consequence of which I take the liberty of inclosing you the within Copy of the decree of the Court of Chancery in the suit against West and others.1 I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir your very huml. servt

Daniel Call

ALS, MB.

Daniel Call (c.1765–1848) of Richmond, compiler of the six-volume Reports of the Virginia Court of Appeals (Richmond, 1790–1818), was a member of the state council and a leading member of the Virginia bar.

1. GW docketed Call’s letter: “Decree-in-Chancery 22d Sepr 1798 Washington agt Sundries respectg Ths Colvills Estate.” The enclosed decree has not been found. For references to the final settlement of the Colvill estate, see especially George Pearson to GW, 12 May 1797, n.1.

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Title: To George Washington from Daniel Call, 10 January 1799
Author: Call, Daniel
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 10 January 1799

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Cite as: “To George Washington from Daniel Call, 10 January 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/06-03-02-0217. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Retirement Series, vol. 3, 16 September 1798 – 19 April 1799, ed. W. W. Abbot and Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 311.]