1From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 14 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to recommend the enclosed letter to your care. And to ask if it be practicable to procure me ten or a dozen Bushels of Oats from the Glades for Seed, by the first of March next? With esteem & regard I—am Dear Sir Your Obedt Servant ALS (photostat), CSmH . GW addressed this letter to Deakins at “George Town Potomac.” Deakins replied to GW from Georgetown, D.C., on 18 Nov.: “I have...
2From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 6 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 27th Ulto has been duly received. Before I knew, or had heard of any movement in the Federal City, among the Proprietors thereof, I had, in answering some dispatches from the Commissioners, given it to them as my clear and decided opinion, that those who were entrusted with the affairs of the City ought to be residents thereof. It is & has always been my opinion. It was the...
3From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 17 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 5th instant has been duly received: That the duties of a Commissioner of the Federal City would have been discharged with ability and fidelity by the Gentleman whose name you have mentioned to me, I cannot harbour a doubt; but the An——l Gab——l, in his situation would have been charged with partiality. From a thorough conviction of this, I have never turned my attention to a...
4From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 30 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 22d instt—If there is a prospect of rise in the price of Tobacco I would await the chance of it—especially as Mr Jones has not compleated the collection. I wish the Order of Colo. Mercer on that Gentleman may be re-examined—if I recollect the purport of it, it is only for such Rents as arose on the moiety of Woodstock which fell to my share. Whether those...
5From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 1 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 23d instt I have received & thank you for your kind attention to the trees which were imported for my use in the Peggy, particularly for your having sent them to Mount Vernon—although I fear the season was too far advanced to entertain much hope of their living. The purport of the enclosed which I pray you to forward by a safe conveyance, is to ask the favor of your Brother...
6From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 11 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
You would oblige me by receiving the contents of the enclosed order; and then, by informing me of the price the Tobacco would fetch. With esteem, I am Sir Your very Hble Servt ALS (letterpress copy), ViMtvL ; LB , DLC:GW . For the enclosed order from John Francis Mercer to Benjamin W. Jones of 5 April, authorizing the payment of past rent due on GW’s land in Montgomery County, Md., see n.2 of...
7From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 24 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
I was much pleased with the information which you gave me in your letter of the 19th Inst. relative to the progress of the work on the Potomack, and the prospect there is of the navigation being so nearly completed in the course of the ensuing summer. I observe, however, that you say nothing of what is doing or about to be done at the great falls. But as it is so obvious that the rendering...
8From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., 13 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
The letter herewith enclosed is left open for your private perusal, and transmission. Two motives prompt me to this measure—the first is, the christian name of a Mr Jones, high sheriff of Montgomery County, the person intended to be associated with your brother in the business referred to them in the said letter, was unknown to Colo. Mercer and myself: the second, that before his name should...
9From George Washington to William Deakins, 17 July 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Deakins, Jr., 17 July 1791. On 22 July Deakins referred to GW’s “much Esteem’d favor of the 17th Current.” See GW to Thomas Johnson, 14 July, n.1 .
10From George Washington to William Deakins, Jr., and Benjamin Stoddert, 1 April 1791 (Washington Papers)
Being accustomed to write to you respecting the grounds for the fedl City, I continue the practice. It may be tuesday or Wednesday next before I shall leave this place, by which (say by mondays Post) I should be glad to hear what progress has been made, and what still remains to be done, in the business which so happily commenced on tuesday last under the accommodating spirit which then...