1To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 17 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to recommend to your Excy Capt. Taylor who commands the State boat Patriot, the wounds he received during the war at times afftect him much & having a large family makes him solicit an imployment. I can assure your Excy his attention has been such as to give general satisfaction, having heard that the light houses are to be ⟨ta⟩ken on the United States acct if necessary I can...
2From George Washington to Thomas Newton, Jr., 12 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
A variety of avocations has prevented my giving an earlier acknowledgment to your letter of the 17th of July. I will now thank you, Sir, to furnish me with an Acct of the quantity & cost of the materials which have been placed on Cape Henry by the Commissioners appointed by the Assembly of Virginia, for the purpose of building a Light-house—as you have been so obliging as to offer to do it. I...
3To George Washington from Thomas Newton, 24 October 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Newton, Jr., 24 Oct. 1789. On 23 Nov. GW wrote to Newton : “Your letter of the 24th of October . . . has been duly received.”
4From George Washington to Thomas Newton, Jr., 23 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 24th of October, containing an estimate of the cost of a Light-house which was to have been erected on Cape Henry—a draft of the same—and an account of materials placed upon the spot for the purpose of building, has been duly received; and I beg you to accept my thanks for your trouble in preparing & forwarding them—I am, Sir, Your most Obedt Servt Df , in the writing of...
5To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 28 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
By request of Tench Coxe Esqr. I beg leave to inform you of the persons who, have offerd as keepers of the Light house[.] Capt. William Lewis of Fredricksburg, Capt. Leml Cornick of Princess Ann, Mr James of the same place & a Mr Thos Herbert are all that I have known. Capt. Lewis & Capt. Cornick are men that I am well acquainted with and proper persons to take charge of so great a trust....
6To George Washington from Thomas Newton, 9 December 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Newton, Jr., 9 Dec. 1792. GW wrote Newton on 25 Dec. , referring to “your Letter to me of the 9th instant.”
7From George Washington to Thomas Newton, Jr., 25 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry it is not in my power to give you such precise information relative to the subject of your Letter to me of the 9th instant as may be satisfactory to yourself, or serviceable to the object mentioned in it. I do not recollect ever to have seen the Will of the Revd Mr Green, so that I can say nothing from that; but I remember it was impressed on my mind that the woman Sarah, of whom...
8To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., and William Lindsay, 5 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
We have taken the liberty, considering it a duty to give you information of two small schooner boats cruizing of[f] our Capes, as privateers under French Commissions, who are daily chasing vessels bound in & out to the great prejudice of our trade, & contrary to the Law of Nations, to be chasing & boarding vessels within our territories. one of these vessels is Called the San Calotte &...
9To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 9 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 24th Ulto I received & have made enquiry after the plants they are not yet arived, I am inform’d shou’d they come in I will take care of them & send them to Mount Vernon. I have no hopes of ever getting in the debts due you from Jno. Smith, Willis Pugh & Goodrich Boush, they lost their property during the war & I loose by Smith & Boush 500£ at least. Messrs Phripp & Bowdoin &...
10From George Washington to Thomas Newton, Jr., 23 September 1795 (Washington Papers)
Knowing nothing of what the Dismal Swamp Compy are doing, or mean to do with their property in that place, & having an offer for my share therein, I would take it kind of you to let me know by the first post after you receive this Letter, what you think it is worth by the acre—or in other words, the highest price any of the companies Lands have, or ought to sell for in that way, allowing a...
11To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 29 September 1795 (Washington Papers)
I Received your favor of the 23d by what I can learn at present the property of the Dismal S. Co. is increasing very fast in value, they are now on a right plan of gettg shingles & Timber & have purchased a valuable mill on Deep creek which you’l know by name of Rotherys, now call’d Smiths, this property must be of great value in some short day, it lies near the canal ½ mile, from which it...
12To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 30 September 1795 (Washington Papers)
I now inclose you Mr I. Sexton state of the D.S. Co. as far as I cou’d obtain it whch I think may be depended on, I am very certain it is in a flourishing way, as the Company are punctual in paying the subscription, of 20 Shares to the canal, which will also be very valuable when finished, these shares alone I shou’d think worth if the Canal was at work at least 200£ the subscription is only...