21From 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...
22To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 10 January 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Hanson, 10 Jan. 1789. On 16 Jan. GW wrote Hanson that his letter “of the 10th . . . came duly to hand.”
23To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 12 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your Nephew, Master George, has requested me to solicit your permission to let him learn the violin. I would have him apply to you himself, but he says you might possibly object on acct of it’s interfering with his studies. It is certain he has enough of spare time for this amusement. Lest you might suppose I encourage him in pursuits which you may not think proper, I wished to decline...
24From 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...
25To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 19 February 1789 (Washington Papers)
I was in hopes there would be no occasion to trouble you again with Complaints against your Nephews. But it is unavoidable. I cannot persuade them that Morning Hours are as profitable for Study as those of the Night. I conceived that 10 O’Clock was late enough for students to be out of bed; and that to rise with the Sun was more commendable than to sleep till 9 O’Clock. They, however, are of a...
26To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to forward to you a Package, enclosing some Cloth & Buttons, which was put under my care by Genl Knox. When I left N. York (which was this day week) there were wanting, to make a House, two Senators & four Delegates. Mr Ellmer & Mr Gale left Brunswick the same day I came from N. York. On Monday I was informed at Wilmington that Mr Read had set out that day, to go to...
27From 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.”
28To George Washington from Samuel Hanson of Samuel, 10 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of this date is just received. I am sincerely distressed at having given you one moment’s uneasiness, and truly repent the occasion of it. I am ashamed at having subjected you to the trouble of so full & particular a Communication of your sentiments upon a subject, which I had as little right, as intention, to explore. In apology, I can only say that I had not the most remote wish,...
29To George Washington from James Muir and Samuel Hanson, 11 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
Majr Washington informed us some time ago that it was your desire to be furnished with a State of the School founded upon your bounty. We should have obeyed your Commands immediately, but for the indisposition of Dr Brown, the other Visitor of the Academy, whose Concurrence we wished in the Communication requested. That Gentleman, however, still Continuing too ill to attend, we have ourselves...
30To George Washington from Samuel Hanson (of Samuel), 14 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
It is with great reluctance I am induced to trouble you upon a disagreeable subject, which at the same time, I conceive you ought to have been made acquainted with long ago, tho’ I hoped the information would go from some other Quarter. It is the Conduct of Mr Lee, as Collector of this District. I beg leave to premise that, as soon as I had formed the resolution of exhibiting charges agt Mr...