1To George Washington from James Mercer, 6 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Mercer, 6 Jan. 1780. On 25 Feb. , GW wrote to Mercer: “Your letter of the 6th Ulto did not come to my hands till the same date in the present month.” For GW’s quotation of a portion of the letter, see GW to Charles Pettit, 11–12 February .