1To George Washington from George Mason, 17 October 1769 (Washington Papers)
...is certain that there is no Warranty contain’d in the Deed; nor did I apprehend You expected one, or I shou’d have objected to it at the Time; as I have not an Acre of Land in the World with which I wou’d give a general Warranty: the Destruction of Records, the Loss of Papers, & the Negligence of the Hands thro’ which in process of Time the Lands may pass, are with me unanswerable...
2To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 15 April 1761 (Washington Papers)
...strongly recommended to us both will sitt us quite right and enable us to return within the time I limited, but in the mean time should be glad your and Mrs Greens determinat⟨ion⟩ about leaving that part of the world, for I assure you it’s our greatest inducement, and will turn the Scale very much whether we come or not.
3To George Washington from George Mason, 13 September 1756 (Washington Papers)
...not have any thing to do with the C[ounci]l, or C[om]m[itt]ee for tho’ I have no Objection to any of the Gentlemen in their private, yet they are the last people in the World I shou’d chuse to have any Concern with in their public Capacity! An uncontroulable power of delaying, altering, or rejecting the Accts of private persons, for Articles furnishd, or Services done, by their own Orders...
4To George Washington from George Johnston, 8 January 1760 (Washington Papers)
...I woud advise you to let him alone and content yourself with paying him for what you have. For tho’ you may have a secret Pleasure in punishing a Villain & Dragging him Out to publick Justice to shew the World the Lurking Scoundrel, yet in his Case you make no Discovery, for most people knew him before.
5To George Washington from Gilbert Simpson, 11 April 1773 (Washington Papers)
I Send you a Fwe Lines to Let you know that with Great diffeculty I Got safe to your Land which I beleive there is no better in this part of the world but whether it has been wet and Cold that I Sufferd in my Jurney and about teen days after I Got out by Lying in an old Leekkey Smooke Cabbin or whether the
...never was agerable to Com to this part of the world which is a Clog to me but I all...
6To George Washington from Nathaniel Thompson, 20 February 1758 (Washington Papers)
We did not imagine that You or the World would have believed him & therefore we did intend to have made ourselves easy by taking private
—for if he does the World must readily conceive that he has either advanced or affirmed a Falsity or that he is afraid to abide by the Truth. I shall be extremely obliged to You for Yr Advice in this Affair as soon as possible....
7To George Washington from Thomas Gage, 23 November 1755 (Washington Papers)
Your obliging Letter of the 17th Octr was forwarded from Philadelphia to this Place, & came to my Hands yesterday. It gave me great Pleasure to hear from a Person, of whom The World has justly, so good an Opinion; & for whom I have so great an Esteem. I shall be extreamly happy to have frequent News of your Welfare, & hope soon to hear, that your laudable Endeavours, &... ...part of the World...
8To George Washington from Daniel Carroll, 1 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
..., who had embark’d for America: These poor people, finding they cou’d not live under the exactions of their Landlord, on their leases falling, resolv’d to venture into this part of the world, were able to pay their passages; & bring with them some family goods, & working utensils; besides the particular, & strong recommendation I receivd, they will show you the testimony given in...
9To George Washington from Thomas Moore, 24 October 1766 (Washington Papers)
I am Assured now I shall have Judgements very soon and get my money and others that are not suid have promised considerable sums shall be paid I therefore have all the reason in the World to beleave the time draws near that I shall wate on you with the money & with my acknowledgements—As to the interest du⟨e⟩ you, my intention & full purpose is to p⟨ay⟩ Interest on that...
10To George Washington from John Posey, 9 August 1773 (Washington Papers)
You have grant’d me many Favours since I have been Acquaint’d with you—I am now Reduc’d Very Low—and Advanc’d in years—I have noe Person in the world to Apply to, for Assistance—and Really am not Able to work—Pray would you be kind Enough to Let me have the Some about £50—Maryland Currancy I think with that some I could fix my self for...