21To George Washington from Thomas Law, 9 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with your obliging note by Mr Lear, the “Barclay” is arrived at Philadelphia Mr Miller sends by Mr Simpson on the same ships two bags, one countg 30 lb. of grain, and the other 40 lb. of a different kind, together with some 12 or 14 smaller seeds of the cold weather for the purpose of food for mare and horse. There are 175 parcels of different seeds all marked with the scientific...
22To George Washington from Thomas Law, 25 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
The Accompg note will be explanatory[.] the Boxes came in the George Berkely by Capn Corfeild who has forwarded my Lre. I am now in the Office writing a building Contract your Corner Stone is to be laid to day & I am to attend —my Garden is preparing & I am planting Poplars—My Square is to day sown with Clover—I am filling in a Wharf. I hope therefore to be excused for this hasty scrawl With...
23To George Washington from Thomas Law, 10 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
I hope you arrived well & that the Sun & fatigue did not encrease the bile —Dr Thornton has applied to Mr Carroll who will not take less than 15d. or 15 Cents—which in truth the Lot is worth —A Gentleman from Baltimore has been with me to day for a Lot to build upon, & the Stenographer (or short hand writer) to Congress is going to build on one of my Lots in the small Square above my stable &...
24From George Washington to Thomas Law, 13 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 10th came to hand yesterday—and since you have desired it, the subject of this shall be confined to Mr Carrolls lot only. I am not at all solicitous to purchase it; nor shall I pronounce the price he has set upon it, high, or low; The situation alone constitutes the value of it in my estimation, but my becoming the purchaser thereof, depends upon three things; two of which I...
25From George Washington to Thomas Law, 21 September 1799 (Washington Papers)
In acknowledging the receipt of your note—which came to hand two days since, without date—I shall only observe, that whenever it suits the convenience of yourself & Mrs Law to visit Mount Vernon, we shall be happy in seeing you. I had a desire (not a strong one) to possess the corner lot belonging to Mr Carroll on New Jersey Avenue, merely on account of its local situation; but have...