1From George Washington to Israel Shreve, 10 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 21st of last Mo. came to my hands by the last Western Mail: But as to your Brother, I have never seen, nor heard a tittle from him: and to be plain, I never expect to obtain what is due from you, to me, but by a resort to a Court of Justice. You know full well, because you have often been told it in serious & solemn terms, that the only inducement I had to sell the land on...
2To George Washington from Israel Shreve, 21 December 1798 (Washington Papers)
Although you forbid me Writeing any more to you in your Last Letter to me dated the 1st of Octr Last But my Situation is So intolerable I cannot forbear[.] my aproaching Punishment is Greater than any crime I have Committed, the Cruel Change of times in respect to the Circulating of Cash is the whole cause of my failure of Punctuality [.] at this time I have as I have Said before as much money...
3To George Washington from Israel Shreve, 29 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d your Exceys Letter dated the 1st of this Instant two days ago accompaned with one from Mr Ross who has Just returned from Kentucky, his absence occationed the Letter not comeing to hand sooner, the uswage your Excellency mentions in your Letter that you have receivd from me, I must Acknowledge and that I have Sold some of the Land at nearly double is true. Just after I Purchased a...
4From George Washington to Israel Shreve, 1 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have waited four months to see if, in that time, you would discharge the Instalment of your judgment Bond, due the first of June last. and am determined to wait no longer than the proceedings in a regular course will compel me to do: for which reason I give you notice that by this day’s Post I have requested Mr Ross to obtain from the Bank of Pennsylvania (where it was deposited for...
5To George Washington from Israel Shreve, 14 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
It is with pain I have to inform your Excellency that the Installment becomeing Due to you from me the first of next month, on the account of the Great Scarcety of money, that I have but a poor Prospect of makeing up the Sum by the time, I had made my arangements as I thought would Inshure me the Cash in time but almost every expectation failes I have not ceased to do every thing Left in my...
6From George Washington to Israel Shreve, 1 September 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th of July has been received, but not until within the last three days. Your judgment Bond was, long before, sent to Mr Ross to bring suit on. What he has done in the matter I know not. To sue, cannot be more unpleasant and disagreeable to you, than it is to me, but as the want of money, and a punctual payment of it, were the only motives to sell my lands in the Counties...
7To George Washington from Israel Shreve, 30 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I receivd a Letter from the Hon: James Ross dated at Philadelphia the 14th of Last month informing me that no money had been paid into the Bank of Pennsylvania, towards the Enstallment due to you the first of June Last, which gave me great pain, as I fully Expected the whole Sum was paid in, by a Mr Reuel Sayre & Isaac Sparks, Said Sayres, Brother & Sparks were in New Jersey and Engaged to pay...
8From George Washington to Israel Shreve, 27 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Had the terms on which I offered you my land in Fayette county been complied with on your part, the bargain, as I informed you in my letters, would have been conclusive on mine. But this not being done, and the end of June likely to be as unproductive as the first of it, of the payment which was then to have been made, I conceive my self under no obligation to fulfil the offer I made you on...
9From George Washington to Israel Shreve, 21 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 7th instt came to my hands yesterday. And this letter will inform you that, as you have acceded to the terms on which I offered you my lands in Fayette County (by letter dated the 14th of Jany) I now consider the bargain as concluded, between us; but there can be no transfer on your part to any other, untill you are possessed of the legal title, and the first payment is made;...
10To George Washington from Israel Shreve, 7 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received your Excellencys letter dated the 14th of last month respecting the whole of the tract of land whereon I Live Containing near about 1744 Acres strict measure wherein you have been pleased to offer it to me for the sum of four thousand Pounds Pennsylvania Currency, one fourth part to be paid down by the first day of June next, and the Residue to be paid within five years...