1From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 27 September 1787 (Washington Papers)
By your letter of the 23d, with which I have been favoured since my return home, I perceive there has been a misconception on my part of the transaction between you and Mr Porter respecting payment for the board of my Nephews. it thus arose—in the enumeration of monies which remained for me to pay according to the account transmitted, I found the sum of £17.10 due to Mr Porter on your account,...
2From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 18 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 16th Inst. was handed to me yesterday in Alexandria as I was going to dinner: previous to that I had seen my Nephew George Washington, and asked him if he had heard of any suitable place for himself and Lawrence to board at after their quarter with Mr McWhir expired; he told me that it was probable a place might be obtained at a Mrs Sandford’s; I desired him to inform...
3From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 5 May 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of yesterday was handed to me last evening. I am sorry that the conduct of one of my Nephews has been such as to render a complaint to me necessary, but I am extreemly obliged to you for the communication. George has now advanced to that time of life when it is absolutely necessary that his conduct should be regulated by some means or other. Coertion would be extreemly painful to...
4From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 8 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 4th instant, which was delivered to me on my return from my late Journey, is now before me; and requires that I should say something in reply on a subject, in which I feel myself more embarrassed and more awkwardly situated than ever I have been before. It is but Justice to my own feelings to observe, that I am conscious I have never been indisposed to do whatever might be...
5From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 26 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
The letter which you was pleased to write to me on the 21st instant did not get to my hands in time to attend the meeting of the Trustees of Alexandria Academy. It is not always that I send to the Post Office on Post days. But on Monday last I directed a white man who lives with me, and who said he had a business at Court to call for my letters in the evening. That, however which was...
6From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 6 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
On my return home last night I found my Nephew Lawrence here—who said he was affraid to remain at your House and offered to shew me some bruises he had received. Being prepared for it, I was going this morning to correct him, but he begged so earnestly, and promised so faithfully that there should be no cause of complaint against him for the future that I have suspended the Punishment. The...
7From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 10 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
The letter with which you favored me on Wednesday was handed whilst I was at Dinner at Pages when it was not in my power to give it an acknowledgment. and this is the first day since, that I have had an occasion to send to Town. It is painful to me to be called upon to give an opinion upon a matter to which I feel myself incompetent—The first wish of my Soul is to spend the evening of my days...
8From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 16 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your letters of the 10th and 12th came duly to hand In answer to the latter—I have only to observe that, it would give me pleasure to endulge my Nephew George Washington in any attainment which could contribute to his improvement or innocent gratification were his funds, or my convenience adequate thereto. But as his Estate is either unproductive or the Produce incompetent to the payment of...
9From George Washington to Samuel Hanson, 10 December 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Samuel Hanson, 10 Dec. 1789. On the same day Hanson wrote to GW : “Your favour of this date is just received.”
10From George Washington to Samuel Hanson (of Samuel), 7 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
A few days only before I left Philadelphia, your letter of the 22d of February came to my hands. Why it was so long on its passage I am unable to inform you. I have put my name to the Subscription paper therein enclosed, although as a common centre, I am applied to for aids beyond my means—for in truth I escape few contributions to any thing of this sort—or to public buildings—such as Colleges...