1To George Washington from Richard Henderson, 5 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
The impression made upon me by the inclosed letter, has surmounted the hesitation I felt, at the thought of troubling you with it; for the Queries are beyond my capacity of answering, as I was desired to do, and seem worthy of attention from the greatest. I know not the writer. He lives in the north of Scotland, where the body of the people are useless to society, by the neglect of their...
2To George Washington from Richard Henderson, 26 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
I address you, because I am known to you, & to no other trustee of the public; & because I believe that nothing which concerns the public interest is below your notice. When Colo. Rochefontaine came in May last to view this place for an Arsenal, I was not disposed to sell a part. On the 3d October my brother informed me that Genl Henry Lee desired to purchase the property of this Company, for...