1From George Washington to François-Jean de Beauvoir, marquis de Chastellux, 10 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
The affectionate expressions in your last farewell letter of the 8th of Jany from Annapolis gave a new spring to the pleasing remembrance of our past Intimacy—and your Letter of the 4th of March from Paris, has convinced me that time not distance can eradicate the Seeds of friendship when they have taken root in a good Soil & are nurtured by Philanthropy & benevolence—That I value your esteem,...