1To George Washington from David Stuart, 5 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
I recieved your letter of the 21st ulmo a few days ago, but deferred answering it, ‘till I could again see Mr Bayly, & Mr [Daniel] Carroll of Duddington, my informants respecting Coll Mercer’s speech —Inclosed, I send you Mr Bayly’s certificate of what passed—Mr Carroll tho’ he agrees with Mr Bayly, that Coll Mercer expressed himself as stated, has I know not for what reasons declined sending...
2To George Washington from David Stuart, 10 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have just time to inform you, that the business of the rents between Mr Alexander & the estate of Mr Custis for the twelve years possession of it, was adjudged two days ago—I am sorry to inform you that it has exceeded every idea I had formed on the subject, and I believe that of every reasonable man—The two men nominated by me were Mr Pollard & Mr Moss those nominated by Alexander Mr Thomas...
3To George Washington from David Stuart, 11 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
As I have at length made an agreement with Mr Alexander, which will be binding, if it meets with your approbation, I shall endeavour to give you every information in my power, to enable you to judge of the propriety or impropriety of it —I informed you in my last, that I had little expectation of effecting any with him, as he had receded so far from his original proposals, as to demand a...
4Certificate for Lots Purchased in the District of Columbia, 18 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
(Duplicate) Territory of Columbia, 18th September 1793 At a Public Sale of Lots in the City of Washington, George Washington, President of the United States of America became purchaser of Lots No. twelve, No. thirteen & No. fourteen in Square No. six hundred & sixty seven for the consideration of one thousand and sixty six dollars & two thirds of a Dollar, subject to the Terms and Conditions...
5To George Washington from David Stuart, 29 October 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Stuart, 29 Oct. 1791. On 20 Nov. GW mentioned to Stuart the “receipt of your letter of the 29th of October.”
6To George Washington from David Stuart, 14 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your Brother John A: Washington in the year 1786 gave me his bond for £998.12.6 which was due from his Brother Samuel’s estate to that of Mr Custis, in order that he might favor his brother’s estate—Mr B: Washington paid me the interest due on it, to the year 1791; but has since declined it, observing that I must bring suit against him, when he should take out an execution on the judgement he...
7To George Washington from David Stuart, 11 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
I am informed by Mr Lyon whom I found at my house on my return home on Saturday, that Mr Dawson passed through Ge: town on friday, on his way to Philadelphia—This is the second visit he has made there in the space of three months. Mr Lyon further says, from the extraordinary speech Dawson made last fall, which you have heard, no doubt is entertained by people in general that a correspondence...
8To George Washington from David Stuart, 8 February 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Stuart, 8 Feb. 1793. In his letter of 3 Mar. to Stuart , GW mentioned “your private letter” written “the 8th of last Month.”
9To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 24 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
We beg leave to refer you to Mr Blodget on the subject of the National University to which in general we have the most friendly disposition, and the site painted out by him we entirely approve if it can be had on the generous terms proposed, on its meeting your approbation we will do every thing in our power in favour of the important institution. We are &ca LB , DNA : RG 42, Records of the...
10To George Washington from David Stuart, 6 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 20th Ultmo I recieved on my return home from Ge: town, where I have been for near ten days past. As you was informed of the result of the meeting, it is unnecessary to observe, that it was one of the most unpleasant we have had—I hope the discharge of the Ellicotts (rendered unavoidable by their own conduct) will ensure not only peace, but honesty & industry too, to the...
11To George Washington from Thomas Johnson and David Stuart, 23 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Mr Greenleaf has had a Conversation with us before Mr Carroll on the subject of new Commissioners —You will I am sure do the Doctr & myself the Justice to believe that our Declarations to you are real and not calculated on Ideas of our own Importance to eat into the funds—Mr Greenleaf mentions Mr Dalton and Mr Baldwin as proper with your Approbation to fill our places and speaks an intention...
12To George Washington from David Stuart, 10 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th of last month, which I ought to have recieved in Ge: town, I only got on Saturday on my return from thence in passing through Alexandria. It will therefore be impossible for me to comply with your request at present, in sending you a list of the lots which have been actually sold. But it shall be done at the next meeting. If I was not setting off tomorrow for New-Kent...
13To George Washington from David Stuart, 25 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
I recieved your favor of the 7th in due course of the Post—I have attentively considered your plan for farming your lands out—You will I expect find it difficult to meet with such large associations—It will certainly be a very fortunate event for the country if you should: for from the immense trouble and small profits from lands and negroes, the disposition is gaining ground fast in this...
14To George Washington from David Stuart, 18 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 8th instant, I recieved during our meeting at G:etown last week: but the affairs of the Fœderal City, and Potomac Company made it so busy a week, that I had really no leasure before now, to answer it. I shall allways think myself highly honored by your friendly observations, and endeavour to profit from them—Perhaps, we may have carried our caution too far, in thinking it...
15To George Washington from David Stuart, 18 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
I now inclose you a copy of your account made out by Mr Kieth, and allso one of the little extract from your books furnished me by Mr Lear in the Summer 1793 —Mrs Stuart’s illness has prevented my doing it sooner. I had considered her recovery as impossible, till within these two days—I flatter myself, she is now out of danger, and will be soon freed from her long and painfull confinement. I...
16To George Washington from David Stuart, 11 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have recieved so much pleasure and instruction from the inclosed observations, that I could wish the author would in some shape fan on the Public with them. I am satisfyed more than ever, that fiew even of those who presume most on their talents, and are most clamorous and illiberal against the funding System, have a true understanding of it. But allowing that they have, and are activated in...
17To George Washington from David Stuart, 4 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
I cannot but think it necessary that you should know, that Bowles’s brother, John, who passed through this town last winter on his way to his Brother, returned a fiew days ago —A Gentleman who had some conversation with him, as he passed through here, tells me, he informed him, that he staid about a fortnight with his brother; and then went to the Bahama islands: from thence he came to...
18To George Washington from David Stuart, 4 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Coll Little & Mr Minor have just informed me, that the trespasses committed on your land near Alexa., have much exceeded this winter what has been usual in that way—that the hoop timber of which there was a good deal is entirely gone—that, as if it was not enough to get fire wood without molestation from it, it has now become a practice to cut down & carry off the best timber trees—On asking...
19To George Washington from David Stuart, 12 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
I meant to have written to you, immediately after the rising of the Chancery Court, respecting the Suit against Alexander — But as my Lawyers promised me their opinions in writing on the subject, I thought it better to wait, ’till I could lay the matter fully before you—I have written to them since my return, desiring they would comply with their promise, but have recieved no answer—I must...
20To George Washington from David Stuart, 14 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Being just returned from a journey to the lower parts of the State, I am much distressed, to find your indisposition has been much more severe than appeared from the Public papers —I hope I may now congratulate you on your perfect recovery. Tho’ you were pleased at your departure, to desire to hear from me occasionally, yet knowing how much you are oppressed in this way, it was not my...
21To George Washington from David Stuart, 7 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your request in your late letter to me, I now send you a list of all the sales both public & private, which have been made in the city of Washington. The persons whose names are opposite to the red crosses, bid at our desire: these lots of course remain with us—The square bought by Mr Blodget, was in the same situation, ‘till his last visit here, when he agreed to take it on...
22To George Washington from David Stuart, 2 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
The accounts of your recent illness having just reached this place on my return, I delayed writing, ’till I could again congratulate you on the reestablishment, of your health; which I now do most sincerely, both on your account, and on that of your Country—I fear much, that the great change which has been unavoidably made, in your accustomed mode of living, by your office; has been the cause...
23To George Washington from David Stuart, 22 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I was a fiew days ago at Ge: Town, when I was informed by Mr Carroll of his intention to send in his resignation as Commissioner—As I took the liberty on a former occasion, to recommend to your notice Coll Lyles; I think it incumbent on me at present, to observe; that a variety of circumstances seems to make it necessary that the vacancy should be supplied by a ⟨Law⟩ character of considerable...
24To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 23 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
We inclose to you a letter from Majr Ellicott respecting a change of part of the southern Branch of the Canal, and his reasons for a change or totally striking out the Eastern Branch of it in the course of our divisions of the Carrollsburgh property, and the knowledge of situation and circumstances collected from the plats laid before us—the change of the southern branch occurred to ourselves...
25To George Washington from David Stuart, 26 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
It was my expectation at the last meeting of the Commissioners, that Mr Johnson would have seen you long ago, and laid before you many particulars which could not be done so satisfactorily by letter—As he was well prepared to have given you a comprehensive knowledge of the many untoward circumstances which have befallen us, I considered it as unnecessary in me to occupy your time. I am just...
26To George Washington from David Stuart, 18 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
A desire of conversing with the most intelligent persons in my neighbourhood, and instituting a correspondence with others, on the subjects of your enquiry, will I hope plead my excuse in being so late in answering your letter of Augst. I never entertained any high opinion of our System of farming; but what I had, is certainly much lower than it was—Our farms are in general too large to admit...
27To George Washington from David Stuart, 6 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Time and longer experience having fully confirmed me in the sentiments I formerly expressed on the subject of my continuance in the office of Commissioner, I have to beg, you will consider my place as vacant after the first of March next —It was my expectation, when I last conversed with you on this subject, that I should have been able to have resigned with propriety at the expiration of the...
28To George Washington from David Stuart, 15 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have just recieved the laws, and therefore embrace the earliest opportunity of sending you a copy of the one, which I have mentioned to you in my letter. Coll Grayson died on Saturday last—as his death has been expected for some time, I am informed the Executive have been endeavouring to fix on someone to fill up his place—Mr Henry has been applied to, it is said, but will not serve. It is...
29To George Washington from David Stuart, 18 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to the promise I made in my last, I now sit down to write you more fully on what I touched on at the conclusion of my letter: The information there alluded to, as it concerned Mr Ellicott, was recieved from our Secretary Mr Gantt. Mr Dermott it seems furnished him with the numbers of several squares, which have been divided with the Proprietors, and which he asserts will be found...
30To George Washington from David Stuart, 3 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I should have done myself the pleasure of writing to you immediately on my return home, and giving you an account of the progress of the law business I am unfortunately engaged in, for the estate; but understanding you had set out on a tour to the Northward, I thought it best not to interrupt a journey undertaken for health, with a detail, which could not suffer from a short delay—I hope you...