To George Washington from Henry McCabe, 31 March 1775

From Henry McCabe

Alexandria March 31st 1775

Sir

Having Purchac’d a Farm Adjoining the Town of Leesburg, am in want of Some money to Assist in Purchaceing Horses, Implements of Husbandry &c. if you can Supply me with one hundred & fifty pounds, I will give you Security on the land; or on the Stone house in that Town; Or if you would rather Choose to be secured in this County will give you A Mortgage on my Houses in this place. Your Answer to Mr James Kirk will highly oblige me. I am with Difference & Regard, Truly Sir Your Most hble Servt

Henry McCabe

ALS, DLC:GW.

Henry McCabe (d. 1780) was an Alexandria merchant. He owned not only a lot and houses in Alexandria but also land near Leesburg and near Catoctin Creek and lots in Leesburg (10 Hening description begins William Waller Hening, ed. The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619. 13 vols. 1819–23. Reprint. Charlottesville, Va., 1969. description ends 488).

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Title: To George Washington from Henry McCabe, 31 March 1775
Author: McCabe, Henry
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 31 March 1775

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Cite as: “To George Washington from Henry McCabe, 31 March 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-10-02-0240. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 10, 21 March 1774 – 15 June 1775, ed. W. W. Abbot and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1995, pp. 312–313.]