1To George Washington from James Anderson, 7 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are the reports of last week I am just now Arranging And fixing the Stock in Winter Quarters, When I shall be able to take a correct Account And send in my next for Your information. Nothing new since Your departure And every part of the work is carrying on in the Order You direct—The Ditchers are employed in making good the weak places of the Mill Race before they begin to the...
2To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 7 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received the Other day a Letter directed to me, from you upon opening of it, found the enclosed Letter to be for my Mother which I put safe into her hands finding from the direction it was from you, I after a good deal of persuasion got her to shew it to me, upon Reading it, found that she had wrote to you, a coppy of which she had by her, which I also prevailed with her to shew me. The...