1From George Washington to Bryan Fairfax, 15 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Herewith, I send you Letters of introduction to Gentlemen with whom I occasionally correspond, agreeably to my promise. I also send you a Genealogical account of the family of Fairfax, which was presented to me by the Earl of Buchan through Mr Lear (who carried a letter of introduction from me to his Lordship when he went to England four or five years ago) thinking it might be satisfactory to...
2From George Washington to Bryan Fairfax, 18 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Having occasion to write another letter to Sir John Sinclair, I take the liberty of giving you the trouble of it, and Mrs Washington begs the favour of you to put her letter, to her old neighbour and friend Mrs Fairfax into a channel for safe delivery, if you should not see her yourself. Knowing, from experience, that Masters of Vessels never sail at the time they first appoint, Mrs Washington...
3From George Washington to Bryan Fairfax, 20 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
Since your departure from Mount Eagle, I have been favored with three letters from you. The first, dated in Hampton Road, June the 17th, came speedily to hand—the 2d, begun on the 21st and ended the 23d of August, in London, and the 3d from York of the 7th of September, have also been received ⟨at the⟩ following times—viz.—That from York, a day or two before I commenced a journey for...
4From George Washington to Bryan Fairfax, 26 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
In the early part of this month, I went up to Difficult-run to examine with more accuracy than I had ever done before, the small tract of Land you were so obliging (many years ago) to accomodate me with, for a Stage for my Waggons whilst I had plantations in Berkeley County; to see if it would now (having many years since removed my people from those Lands) answer for a small Farm; those...
5From George Washington to Bryan Fairfax, 30 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
I thank you for the courses of so much of your land on Difficult, as had any relation to my small tract at the Bridge, over that stream, and for the communications contained in your favour of the 28th Instt. The information derived from these sources, has satisfied me that the opinion of the Borderers on my land that it extended to Tankervilles line; and my own opinion (when I found the lines...