1To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 1 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your Esteem’d favr by Mr Blane, I recd and was particularly attentive in collecting of the Holly Berrys, agreeable to your request, wch I trust has got safe to hand —I have been industrious in inquiring for some Wild Goose & Swans for you, at length I have procured these Geese, which I now send you, the one with a tame Goose for a Mate is a present from Mr McCarty to you, who desired me to...
2To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 10 July 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your favour by Francis Herbert together with a Gross of Bottles came safe to hand —I thank you for the information, of the demand of 5 Pr Ct upon each Share, from the Proprietors of the Potomck Company; I have for some time past waited with impatience, for an opportunity to Alexandria, by which I might contrive my quota, but none offering, have determined to send my servant as far as your...
3To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 20 March 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, 20 Mar. 1793. Writing from Philadelphia on 29 April, GW informed his nephew that “Whilst I was at Mount Vernon in the early part of this month, I recd your letter of the 20th of March.”
4To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, May 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, May 1793. GW wrote Anthony Whitting on 2 June that “Colo. Washington wrote to me a few days ago” to report that “one load of lime & two of Shells” had been delivered. For William Augustine Washington’s efforts to acquire oyster shells for his uncle, see his letter to GW of 14 May .
5To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 14 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 29th Ulto I recd by the last Post—I should be very sorry that your Building should stop for the want of Lime, particularly, as you seem to have relyed on me for procuring it —The person whom I informed you in my last had engaged to deliver a load of shell by the 15th Apl has delivered a load of Lime & at our last Court said he should immediately proceed with a Load of Shells,...
6To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 3 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
I have been making enquiries respecting the hire of carpenters as you desired. I have at length met with a per[s]on who is a regular bred Carpenter and has four Negro Carpenters that work with him; he says if you will contract with him for twelve months, he will agree to move up to Mount Vernon—his terms are £10 per month for himself and four Negro Carpenters. . . . he will expect himself and...
7To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 16 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, 16 Oct. 1793. On 21 Oct., GW wrote Washington : “Your letter of the 16th came to my hands the 19th.”
8To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 12 Nov. 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, 12 Nov. 1794. On 23 Nov., GW wrote William Augustine Washington, “Your letter of the 12th instt came to my hands yesterday.”
9To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 29 Jan. 1795 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, 29 Jan. 1795. In GW’s letter to William A. Washington of 18 Feb., he referred to “your letter of the 29th Ult. wch I recd yesterday.”
10To George Washington from William Augustine Washington, 10 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Augustine Washington, 10 April 1795. On 21 April, GW wrote his nephew: “On the 16th instt, at Baltimore, I met your letter of the 10th.”