51To George Washington from George Ball, 24 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Upon considering the writing more attentively, which pass’d between us, respecting the land—I think a part of it meterially improper—and I am confident when I state some facts you will think with me—the writing says I shall pay six Pr centum upon the purchase money from 1789 untill the whole is discharged. Your letter to Geo: Fitzhugh states that your terms are eight hundred pounds with...
52Address of Baltimore City Council, 12 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
To partake of the prosperity arising from your unwearied attention to the Welfare of our Country—To admire that firmness which has never been disconcerted in the greatest difficulties, and which has acquired vigor in proportion to the exigency. To feel that honorable ascendancy you have obtained in the well founded opinion of your fellow Citizens by a Wise administration, and the exercise of...
53To George Washington from Joel Barlow, 2 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
On hearing of your late nomination as commander in chief of the American Armies I rejoice at it, not because I believe the war which that nomination contemplates is yet inevitable and that it will furnish an occasion for a farther display of your military talents, but because it may enable you to exert your influence to a greater effect in preventing the war. By becoming more the centre of...
54To George Washington from Ezekiel L. Bascom, 22 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
Permit one of the sons of Columbia to state his situation, and if consistent to ask your patronage. I have a desire to enter some business under Government, either of a civil or military nature, where, by assiduity and attention, I may obtain a handsome support. To the flowers of language and politeness I do not pretend. I shall write that simplicity of style, in which my Father has instructed...
55To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 30 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
You are right in your claim of promise concerning the honey locust indeed you could not be wrong as I have now proferd to attend with pleasure to any thing with in your views this way The growing crop of hony locust fully supports me in the assurance that you shall have the half bushel of seed in the course of the winter for they ripen late and are tedious to get out from their being to moist...
56To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 26 November 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have to day seen Mrs Forbes who accounts for her delay in geting to Mount Vernon from disappointments by Mr Brokes not having paid her some moneys he is in her debt and without which she cannot come up, but promises to be ready to take the stage early in the week after this if she can be furnished with money for her expences which Mr B. Washington has promised to do and also myself, that she...
57To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 2 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
To communicate to our friends agreable incidents we are readily promptd by the pleasure it gives but it is duty alone which can lead us to be the communicators of uncomefortable tidings Tis this that impels me to inform my friends at Mount Vernon that Mrs Henley was attacked about ten days since with a severe bilious pleurisy her weak constitution was unequal to the shock and in five days she...
58To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 22 December 1797 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 13th reached me to day you would not have been disappointed in your expectation of hearing the event of my application to Major Burwell but that I had not an answer myself untill meeting with him here a few days scince when he told me the supposed desire in him to part with his cook was a mistake. Colo: Finne shall have your answer. The time of the Legislature have been hitherto...
59To George Washington from John Bassett, 23 September 1797 (Washington Papers)
We arrived here in safety on the 18th Inst. after a pretty sultry Journey from Mount Vernon, which was protracted by the fatigue of Mrs Bassett and the Children, that obliged us to lay by a day or two. It was with the deepest regret we left so soon the Company of our good Aunt and yourself. But our sollicitude to return to our domestic Avocations could be restrained only for a few days to...
60To George Washington from William Baynham, 10 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
I returned last evening from a visit to Gloucester, and found your servant, Tom, who had arrived on the day after I left home, waiting with your letter of the 30th July. I have this morning operated on both Eyes, although, I must confess, with no very sanguine expectations of the boy’s deriving essential relief by the operations: but I have thereby given him the only chance, which the case...
61To George Washington from William Baynham, 21 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the honor to inform you in my last that I had operated on your Servant Tom’s Eyes, that I had not very sanguine hopes of rendering him essential relief, and that the result would be ascertained in a fortnight. I am sorry that present appearances afford me no reason to alter my opinion. The tumor in the left Eye is, I am convinced, incurable; and a growing film in the right...
62To George Washington from Priscilla Beale, 2 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have been called on repeatedly by Mr Hezekiah Veach your Collector for the Rents Due you I have Long since sent some wheat to Baltimore for the Purpose of paying you the Rents due you. But when I sent it there wheat had fallen in Consequence of which I stowed it for a better markett. since Then I have been Afflicted with a very sick Family. one of my sons have been Down with the Consumtion...
63To George Washington from Jeremy Belknap, 29 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
The kind reception which you gave to the first volume of the American Biography, encourages me to inform you that a second, tho’ long delayed by precarious health & other unavoidable Causes, is now going to the press, & will probably appear in about two months. In this volume I am preparing to give the Lives of the first Calverts, founders of Maryland. The only authorities from which I have it...
64Clement Biddle to GW, 30 August 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 30 Aug. 1797. On 6 Sept. GW wrote Biddle : “Your favor of the 30th Ult. was received.”
65To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 16 January 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 16 Jan. 1798. On 29 Jan. GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 16th has been received.”
66Clement Biddle to GW, 17 August 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 17 Aug. 1797. In his letter to Biddle of 23 Aug. GW refers to “your letter of the 17th instant.”
67To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 11 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have received $25.82 Interest for 1 April On your funded debt which is to your credit. Mr Latimer our Collector informed me there were four packages in the Custom house directed for you Which he would deliver to me as he knew I did your business—Capt. Ellwood being ready to sail I have put them on board his Vessel and you have the bill of Loading inclosed. I am with Great respect Dr Sir Your...
68Clement Biddle to GW, 20 June 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 20 June 1797. On 3 July GW wrote Biddle and referred to “your favor of the 20th Ulto.”
69To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 11 March 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 11 Mar. 1798. GW wrote Biddle on 19 Mar. : “Your letter of the 11th instant has been received.”
70To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 11 August 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 11 Aug. 1798. On 10 Sept. GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 11th Ulto was received.”
71Clement Biddle to GW, 12 August 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 12 Aug. 1797. On 21 Aug. GW wrote Biddle : “I have received your letter of the 12th.”
72To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 31 July 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 31 July 1798. On 13 Aug. GW wrote Biddle : “I have received your letter of the 31st Ulto.”
73To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 21 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor inclosing the hundred Dollars came duly to hand and I should have acknowledged it but was in daily expectations of the river, which was unseasonably stopd by the ice, opening & to find an opportunity to send the Grass seed which did not Offer until Captain Hand a regular trade⟨r⟩ by whom I had shipped the 12 lb. of white Clover Seed and 12 lbs. of Lucern Grass Seed of which the bill...
74To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 25 March 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 25 Mar. 1798. On 8 April GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 25th Ulto is before me.”
75To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 5 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have now to answer to your several favors before me by forwarding the bill of loading of Captain Ellwood for the seven packages Containing the Book Case, a bundle with the shoes from Bedford, another with the hatts from parrish and a small Kag which I had prepared with the Grass seed & therefore thought best to send it, all which the Captain promises to have particular Care of and to land...
76To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 9 June 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 9 June 1798. On 17 June GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 9th instant is received.”
77Clement Biddle to GW, 25 July 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 25 July 1797. On 14 Aug. GW wrote to Biddle : “I have delayed until now, to acknowledge the receipt of your favors of the 10th & 25th Ulto.”
78To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 23 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
Before I had received your favor of 13th inst. I had on information from the Custom house entered the two pipes of wine & two boxes of Citron & shipped them in the Harmony Capt. Ellwood for Alexandria by which Vessel which left this Yesterday I also forwarded two boxes of spermaceti Candles and two bags of the best Java Coffee which is what they have sold as Mocoa but I beleive there is none...
79Clement Biddle to GW, 10 July 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: Clement Biddle to GW, 10 July 1797. On 14 Aug. GW wrote Biddle : “I have delayed until now, to acknowledge the receipt of your favors of the 10th & 25th Ulto.”
80To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 27 January 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 27 Jan. 1799. On 1 Feb. GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 27th Ulto was received last Night.”
81To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 8 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
By Mr W. Bowie of Georgetown, who Undertakes to forward them, I have sent you the Unguent delamere and Smiths Comparative view of the Constitutions’—The picture frames are in forwardness and shall come by the first Opportunity by Water. I am very respectfully Your most Obedt & very huml. servt Morse’s Gazetteer is not yet published but daily expected here from New York. ALS , DLC:GW ....
82To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 22 February 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 22 Feb. 1798. On 3 Mar. GW wrote Biddle : “your letter of the 22d has been received.”
83To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 1 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 1 Dec. 1799. GW wrote Biddle on 8 Dec. : “Your letters of the 23d Ulto and 1st instant have both been received.”
84To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 18 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I cannot find the person who made the Machines for raking Meadows—he has removed from Kensington and I can learn no more of him or his machines. The sellers of Shad & herrings tell me they are very dull sale & a worse prospect at this Market—they ask 4 Drs ⅌ bbl for Herrings but nobody to buy them & shad are merely retailed by the single barrel—Flour is 9 to 9½ Ds. for Super fine, common in...
85To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 13 January 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 13 Jan. 1799. On 20 Jan. GW wrote Biddle : “Your letter of the 13 Inst, has been duly received.”
86To George Washington from William Bingham, 25 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
Amongst the Number that experience the Hospitalities of Mount Vernon, there are none whose personal Merit (independent of their Education, their Rank & Pretensions) more deservedly entitle them to this attention, than my Friends Mons’ d’Orleans, Mons’ de Montpensier & Mons’ de Beaujolois. Your previous Acquaintance with these Gentlemen, renders it unnecessary to recommend them more pointedly...
87To George Washington from George Blagdin, 18 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
The Commissioners handed me your letter of the 17th this morning, in which you propose providing Glass—Painting & Ironmongery yourself—and allow for the residue 10,500 d. which sum I think too little. having revis’d the Estimate with the greatest care—The lowest terms that I cou’d possably engauge on is 11,000 dollors, for which sum I will undertake to do the work in a compleate & workmanlike...
88To George Washington from Archibald Blair, 19 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
The original letter from my departed Friend, Patrick Henry esqr., of which the enclosed is the only copy ever suffered to be taken, was intended merely to counteract some malicious reports circulating in this District, that Mr Henry was unfriendly to the election of Mr Marshall as a Representative to the next Congress—But as it contain⟨s⟩ Sentiments which contradict the base Insinuations that...
89To George Washington from B. N. M., 13 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
Having always had the strongest conviction of the many noble Virtues with which Heaven has endowed you, and particularly the Generosity of your Disposition I am induced to communicate to you, a short history of myself as a necessary Introduction to a request I shall presume to make. Born of Reputable parents who tho’ in moderate Circumstances, have exerted themselves to procure me an...
90To George Washington from Robert Boggess, 9 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Boggess, 9 Dec. 1799. GW wrote Boggess on 10 Dec. : “In answer to your letter of yesterday’s date. . . .”
91To George Washington from William Booker, 3 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have your Favour of the 26th of June. I Send you a bill of the Meterials necessary to be Procured for the building of one Machine. You Can have it Compared to see whether any part of the Scantling Can be used that was got for the Scotch Machine. I would with Pleasure have waited on you Immediately but my engagements are such that renders it Impossible, without breaking them. but if it will...
92To George Washington from William Booker, 31 March 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Booker, 31 Mar. 1799. On 7 April GW wrote Booker : “Your letter of the 31st Ulto has been duly received.”
93To George Washington from William Booker, 24 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote you last, I Expected to have been at Mount Vernon before this time. But it has been Impossible to Send the Mill Stones around before last Saturday, when for the first time, for a good while past, any vessel has gone from this place up the potomac that I knew of, I have shiped the Stones and Irons, on board of a Small Sloop, for Colchester, Joseph Jones Capt., who has promised to...
94To George Washington from William Booker, 6 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
Since my last letter to you, I have been at Petersburg, where Mr Roberts now lives —I there made particular Inquiry respecting his conduct, and from what I can Learn, I am Sure he Cannot be depended on, I am told he is very fond of strong drink, and when Intoxicated, is very troublesome, Since he Left you he Lost his wife, and married a second time, he has also Lost her, but while merried, was...
95To George Washington from William Booker, 6 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I receivd your Letter of the 22 Ulto and on Wednesday Last (being the first opportunity Since) have Shipped on board the Schooner Republican Capt. Bagnal, the Rawhide band put up in a Small Barrel to be delivd to Col. Gilpin of Alexandria. I have put it up in a barrel in order to make it more handy to Carry &c. not from fear of rats and mice it being well Greased with train oil which I have...
96To George Washington from William Booker, 15 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 6 Inst. I duly receivd, and agreably to promise I Expect to be at Mount Vernon in the Early part of June. I Should have answerd you respecting Mr Roberts before this, but Waited to Get the best Information. I hear he resides in the town of petersburg and has for some time Quit the Milling Buiseness and has become Such a Sott that he is by No Means fit for buisiness. Instead...
97To George Washington from Elizabeth Swan Bornick, 8 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
I hope you will be so very good as to Pardon the liberty taken by a Stranger who has never had the pleasure to see you since She was a small Child I am a native of Virginia and have most Part of my life resided in that State. I have Property in the west indies and on account of that Property I am here on my way to the Islands the Person who was to transact business for me here has failed and I...
98To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 8 November 1797 (Washington Papers)
Having taken the Liberty to dedicate to You a Volume of Political Discourses relating to America, I now have the Honour to entreat your Acceptance of it: having ordered a Copy to be sent to Mr Maury of Liverpool, who, I doubt not, will take due Care to forward it to You. That You will approve of all that I have written in this Volume is more than I presume to hope for: but You will do Me the...
99To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 7 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
I send herewith the Seal you was pleased to commit to my Care—The time has been scarcely sufficient for the purpose. The Letter to Mrs Ferguson has been forwarded with one from myself, in the manner you requested. As I may not have the pleasure of seeing you again before you leave the City, permit me once more to express my most affectionate wishes for your health & happiness, and most...
100To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 4 December 1798 (Washington Papers)
Mr Boudinot presents his most respectful Compliments to Lieutenant Genl Washington and informs him that the Wine he mentioned to him, is all sold—Mr Boudinot has sent money to Madeira to purchase a few Pipes of the best wines the Island affords—He expects they will be shipped in January for this port, and if they arrive safe, and answer his Expectation, Mr B. will let the General know it, and...