1Advertisement, 23 February 1786 (Washington Papers)
ROYAL GIFT. A JACK ASS of the first race in the kingdom of Spain, will cover mares and jennies (the asses[)] at Mount-Vernon the ensuing spring.—The first for ten, the latter for fifteen pounds the season. Royal Gift is four years old, is between 14 1–2 and 15 hands high, and will grow, it is said, till he is 20 or 25 years of age. He is very bony and stout made, of a dark colour, with light...
2To George Washington from John Fairfax, 10 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
To his honour the presadant of the united States, Sir from the Intermit aquntance and good treatment I Recvd from the famaly I have always felt my self very Singerly a tacht to the famaly & have long felt a grate desire to hear how your Honour and Mrs washington has don but more a Speshally the Latter from the Good treatment and perlite Behavour I have Ever Recvd from her ladiship the hole...