1From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 17 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your letter—dated Hanover March 5th—and was happy to hear that yourself and the Children were well. It is not by any means a wish of mine that, you should come to Mount Vernon next Month on account of my short visit to that place. It was merely on your own account, and that of the Estate, that I suggested the measure; more indeed for consideration than by way of advice,...
2From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 7 March 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Frances Bassett Washington, 7 Mar. 1793. Frances Bassett Washington wrote GW on 28 Mar. , “I have had the happiness to receive your favors of the 7th & 11th instants.”
3From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 28–29 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 21st came to hand on Thursday last and it does not appear that you have yet received my letter of the l0th of June, addressed to you in Berkeley—& probably never may, I now send you the press copy of it. This you will perceive is on one side only of the Paper, and dull; but where most so, is brightened with Ink. You, better than I, can answer the questions contained in your...
4From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 10 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your Aunt has lately received a letter from you, to which an answer was given about a week ago. As this answer, so far as it respected the renting of the estate in Berkley, of which you are possessed, was dictated by me, in a hurry, I will now give you my ideas more at large on that subject; although they will still appear, from my immersion in other business, to carry with them strong marks...
5From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 24 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
To you, who so well know the affectionate regard I had for our departed friend, it is unnecessary to describe the sorrow with which I was afflicted at the news of his death; although it was an event I had expected many weeks before it happened. To express this sorrow with the force I feel it, would answer no other purpose than to revive, in your breast, that poignancy of anguish, which, by...
6From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 18 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
I was unable this day wee[k—] a day I devote in part, to writing letters of private concernment—to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant. As I shall always be sincerely disposed to give you my opinion upon any, and every point you may desire respecting the management of your Estate, or the Children, it is my ⟨w⟩ish that you would never be backward in laying them before me....
7From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 11 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
On the otherside, you will find the copy of a letter writtin this day week to your Brother Burwell. Since which, your letter of the 26th of February to your Aunt, informing her that you were about to leave Eltham, has been received; and is the cause as you might not be in the way of knowing the contents of my letter to your Brother of my addressing a copy of it to you; and requesting you would...
8From George Washington to Frances Bassett Washington, 15 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your Aunt has delivered me your letter of the 22d ulto—but as she did not arrive in this City until the 9th instt and forgot she had such an one until some days afterwards, this answr, I fear, will not reach Mount Vernon until you will have left it. I will have the furniture ready to send by the Spring Vessels to Alexandria. The frost will soon put a stop to all intercourse between the two...