11To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 30 July 1768 (Washington Papers)
Since I wrote to You last I have received a Letter from Dr Savage wherein he says that his Wife acknowledges that she had once in a discontented Mood expressed a Dislike to parting with the Bond, but that she fully convinced me at our last meeting of her earnest desire to relinquish it: At the same time Mrs Savage also wrote to me begging a thousand pardons of You & me for the trouble she had...
12To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 6 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
I am very glad to hear of your safe Return which I had begun to doubt of—Poor Rockwood died on his way Home. I have inclosed a Letter which I received this Fall from Mr Montgomerie. Please to let me know your Determination, and if you should be inclinable (which I doubt of) to receive a payment from him, and make one to him as Mrs Savages Attorney, and will inform me of the place it would be...
13To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 1 January 1773 (Washington Papers)
Mr Muir has sent me an Account of the Charges on the protested Bill which has run up very high. As it will be very inconvenient to me to go from home at this time I have inclosed a half Sheet indorsed on which I shall be obliged to You to have drawn the Set of Bills payable to me, and delivered to the person Mr Muir may send for them. You may have a Mortgage on any of my Lands as a Security...
14To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 20 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
I have just time to inform You by Mr Henderson that I sent up to Mr Smith and acquainted him that I had sold the Tract on little River provided he had not done so; and that he informed me that he had not, having been with some to look at the Land but as they had no Money he would not agree with them; so that you may depend upon having it if you don’t dislike it when you come to see it. With my...
15To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 15 October 1769 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to trouble You with the inclosed two Letters; the one for Mr Pendleton has a little money in it including his Fee for his late advice, which I received yesterday, and which is expressed in these Words, “I think you & Colo. Washington should not pay the money for Mrs Savage’s separate use, to any person but by a power of attorney from her, especially as her changeable temper may...
16To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 17 July 1774 (Washington Papers)
Having been twice lately at Alexandria, and the Business I am engaged in being liable to suffer much by my Absence, I hope I shall be excused for not attending at this Time. As it is necessary however for every one to give his Sentiments on this occasion, I beg Leave to address myself in this manner to You, Sir, as Chairman of the Meeting, and hope it will answer as well as if I were...
17To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 3 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
I am about setting off for the Springs, & as I have very little time to spare, having been busy at my Meadow to day & been at the Mill & Great Falls, & having some other Letters to write this Evening, I hope you’l excuse the conciseness of this. As to the most material Business of Mrs Savages I have received a Letter also from Mr Bomford. On the Receipt of your Favor at Alexandria I went to Mr...
18To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 3 July 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am a little surprised that You had not received my Letter relating to Doctor Savage when You wrote to Mr Harrison. I wrote because it was necessary to consult You upon the occasion, tho’ I believed you would be no more inclinable than myself to agree to any Arbitration. It seems to me a very odd practice this of obtaining Injunctions out of Court when the Equity of it can’t appear...
19To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 20 July 1768 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favor of the 20th and am the more confirmed in the Opinion I had of Doctor Savage’s being fully persuaded that his Wife really & sincerely desires the Relinquishment of the Bond, and therefore am not at all surprised that he should in such case desire it also. The Week before the last she sent to me desiring that I would make a demand for the money, and also that I would...
20To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 5 August 1774 (Washington Papers)
I received your Favour of the 20th of July, and must own that I thought it odd at first that my Letter was not read till I considered that I had no Right to have it done, as every one who chose it ought to have been present, and till I perceived by your Letter that the Committee were against it. If there had been no Reason for refusing it but a Persuasion that the Sentiments contained in it...