1To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 15 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
I presume that your Excellency has heard that I had the misfortune to be taken by a party of Indians on my way to the Falls of the Ohio—although I lost every thing I was possessed of, I may reckon myself fortunate in having my life preserved—after remaining rather more than three months amongst the shawanese, I was brought into Detroit and there given up to a Trader for a debt of 340 dollars...
2To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 10 September 1786 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to receive, the 1st Ulto your Excellency’s letter of the 20 May, together with the Packet & Barrel for the Marquis de la Fayette—the former I forwarded him immediately pr post, & I sent the Barrel last week in very good condition. I could not get it sooner from the Custom House & Brokers. The wine you are pleased to order will be sent you by the next opportunity for the...
3From George Washington to Thomas Ridout, 20 May 1786 (Washington Papers)
Since my last dated the 20th of August, I have been favored with your letters of the 31st of Augt, 7th of Septr & 4th of Novembr in the past year. The packages by the Peggy, Capt. Cuningham are safely arrived. I am sorry they should have given you any trouble, & am much obliged by your care of them. I have paid Colo. Fitzgerald the full amount of the Wine & other articles wch were sent to me...
4To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have already had the honor to inform you by my first letter from Havre, that I had sent to Bourdeaux the letter with which you charged me for the Chevalier Secondat Montesquieu, and that I had particularly recommended it to the constituted authority. I found my father very well. He lives in the country, & there leads the very busy life of a husbandman. He received with gratitude the...
5To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 4 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour to receive a few days ago Your Excellency’s letter of the 20 August, inclosing others for the Marquis de la Fayette, Mr Humphreys & the Baron de Secondat the two first I forwarded immediately—the other I directed & delivered. I have not yet had the pleasure to see the Baron de Montesquieu. As he passed thro’ this place not many days ago, on his way to a Seat in the...
6To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 7 September 1785 (Washington Papers)
The letter on the other side is Copy of that I had the Honor to write your Excellency the 31 of last Month—by way of L’orient; this goes by the Brig, Peggy Capt. Cunynghame bound to Charles Town So. Carolina & to Baltimore on board of whom I have shipped a bale directed to you from the Marquis de la Fayette, with orders to be delivered to Colo. Tench Tilghman at Baltimore to whom I have...
7To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 31 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you the first of May last, by the Fanny Captain Smith bound to Alexandria by whom I sent you a few Cases of Wine. I had a day or two before that Vessel’s sailing, received a letter from the marquis de la Fayette informing me that he had sent to my Care a package for Your Excellency & which was to have been shipped in the Fanny; but by a mistake in the Carrier’s...
8From George Washington to Thomas Ridout, 20 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
By the return of the Brig I was favored with your letter of the 1st of May, with several Cases of wine, & a box of sundries which came to hand in good order, & I presume are of good quality; as the wine which you sent to others, is, I am informed, much esteemed—my own I have not tasted. I am obliged to you for sending these things—the amount shall be paid to Colo. Geo:Fitzgerald in a short...
9To George Washington from Thomas Ridout, 1 May 1785 (Washington Papers)
By return of my Brig to Alexandria I have taken the liberty of sending you a few Cases of wine &c. as ⅌ the invoice inclosed, to the address of Colo. Fitzgerald. It will give me great pleasure if I hear of their being agreable to you. Some days ago I had the honor to recive a letter from the Marquis de la Fayette—dated at Paris the 8th of April in which he mentions to have sent a few packages...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Ridout, 4 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society On my embarking at Annapolis, in the Ship Buckskin of Baltimore, the 26th of December last, Mr: Carroll committed to my Care the Letter herewith enclosed for yr. Excellency— An intense Frost detained the Ship near two Months in the River Potuxent, & it was not till yesterday She arrivd at this City— Some Mercantile affairs at this place, deprives me at this...