1To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 5 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
I hope my dear Uncle will excuse my troubleing him again, Aunt Lewis has desired me to ask you for a little money there is a few thing’s I want, that I would be much obleiged to you for, she say’s if you will send me some she will keep it, & I shall not get any thing but what I really want, I hear the Birth night is to be kept, and as every one is a going here and as I should like to go I will...
2To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 26 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
I now take up my pen to answer my dear and Honord Uncle’s letter of February 17th though when it will reach you I cant pretend to say as I am now at Matipony where there are very seldom opportunity to Fredericksburg also to express my thanks for your unbound’d kindness in sending the money requested it did not get here time enough but Aunt Lewis was so kind as to trust me therefore I paid her...
3To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 28 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I with pleasure sit down, to inform my dear Uncle, that I recieved his kind, an[d] affectionate letter this day fortnight; I was very sensible, of your kindness in giving me such good advice, and shall try to profit, by it as much as I can, I know very well, the obligations I am under, to you and I am very thankful for your care and attention to me. Cousin and the Major are a going down the...
4To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 24 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I received the box which contained the thing’s My dear Uncle was so kind as to send me, how shall I express my gratitude to my beloved Uncle for so much kindness. I hope my dear Uncle will not be displeased if I beg him for as much money, as will make my great coat, & will purchase thread and tape to make my linnen, I am affraid you will attribute my not making my great coat to laziness, but I...
5To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 10 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I now take up my pen to return my most grateful thank’s my Honor’d Uncle, for his letter and the money he was so obleiging as to send me, you may rely on it that I will not purchase any thing I am not in want of, and Aunt Lewis shall be a jud[g]e of that. We were very much distress’d to hear of the accident you met with, on your way to Mt Vernon but hope my dear Uncle has entirely recovered...
6To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 16 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d My Honor’d Uncle’s letter, of the 25 of September and am now seated, to return him a thousand thanks, for the money he was so obleiging as to send me. Aunt Lewis informed me, that you mentioned in your last letter to her, if the fever in Philadelphia did not abate, that Aunt Washington would spend the winter at Mt Vernon, and if she did, you would send for me. I shall be very much...
7To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 4 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
The trouble I have already given My dear and Honor’d Uncle, really concerns me when I think of it; but my necesity for some things is such that I can’t help intruding on your goodness again. Therefore I hope my dear Uncle will excuse my asking him for as much money as will purchase me a stuff skirt and a couple of dark callico’s as I am very much in want of them indeed, and have been ever...
8To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 5 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
It gives me pain to be obliged to apply to my dear Uncle, so soon after his kind present, but embolden’d by your affectionate letter, I venture to ask you, if it is convenient, and you can spare the money, to let me have a peice of linnen, some dimmity to make me petticoat’s and a great coat, I have not had a great coat since, the winter I spent at Shooters hill, mine is not entirely worn out,...
9To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 28 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I now take up my pen to write to my dear Uncle, I hope you arrived safe in Philadelphia, and at the time you exspected, If my dear Uncle finds, it convenient to give me a guittar, I will thank you if you will direct it to be made with key’s and string’s both, as they are easier to lear[n] to play on, and not so easy to be out of order, but if one with key’s, is dearer than without, I shall be...
10To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 2 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
I now set down to write to my dear Uncle as I have not wrote to him since he left this place I should have done it but I thought you had so much business that I had better write to Aunt Washington yet I am sure you would be very glad to se me improveing myself by writeing letters to my friend’s. I am a going to ask you My Dear Uncle to do something for me which I hope you will not be against...