1From George Washington to Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, 28 May 1788 (Washington Papers)
The letter which you did me the favor to address to me on the 15th of this instt from New York has been duly received, and I take the speediest occasion to well-come your arrival on the American shore. I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong; but I shall be the more particularly...
2From George Washington to Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, 27 September 1788 (Washington Papers)
The letter with which you was pleased to favor me dated the 29th of Augt came duly to hand, and afforded me the pleasure of hearing that you had made a purchase agreeable to your wishes in the vicinity of Esopus—I sincerely hope that it may prove an agreeable retreat, and a happy Asylum from your late troubles in Holland. The Mangal Root which you saw growing in my Garden is not, I believe, of...