1From George Washington to Andrew Lewis, 15 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Before I conclude, let me ask if we have any prospect of getting Lands which have been Surveyed—& located—under the Proclamation of 1763 but which might not have been Patented. this is the case with some that I had in my own right, and by purchase; having had no leizure even in thought, to attend to the matter for near four......that were allowed to him by the Proclamation of 1763 for his...
2From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, 18–30 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
...my own matters (of a similar nature) to view; but I am too little acquainted with the minutiæ of them to ground an application on or give any trouble to the Assembly concerning them. Under the proclamation of 1763 I am entitled to 5000 Acres of Land in my own right—& by purchase from Captns Roots, Posey, & some other Officers I obtained rights to several thousands more—a small part of wch I...