8051To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 3 March 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edward Newenham, 3 Mar. 1785. GW wrote Newenham on 25 Nov. : “I have been favored with your letter of the 3d of March. . . .”
8052To George Washington from John Boyle, Jr., 4 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have now the honour to forward your Excellency a Letter from my good friend Sir Edwd Newhenham, as also four small Packages for you, which were entrusted to my care by the same Gentleman—Upon my Arrival here I was inform’d you was gone with Le Marquis de Fayette to Annapolis, & I could not learn with any certainty how soon you might return to Mount Vernon, as it was my intention immediately...
8053To George Washington from Jean Louis Le Barbier, 4 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Vouchsafe to honor me with the acceptance of two copies of a work, in which, you will find the most unequivocal proofs, of the high opinion which its Author has so justly concieved of the virtues, and rare humanity of the American Heroe—Let not your modesty Sir, be alarmed at a truth, which I have so much pleasure in pronouncing; and for which, you have long since recieved the plaudits of the...
8054To George Washington from George Clinton, 5 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you on the 26th December inclosing a Deed &c. which I hope came safe to Hand. In that Letter I also mentioned my having shipped on Board of a Vessel bound to Suffolk several small Articles for your Excellency, the Gentleman to whom they were addressed has since advised Colo. Walker of their safe arrival at that place, and promissed to forward them by the first safe Conveyance, so that...
8055To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 5 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer hereof Mr Alexander Donald wishes to have the Honor of presenting himself to you, & has entreated of me to sollicit for him permission to do so. I take the Liberty therefore to introduce him to you, not doubting but you will find him agreable. With the highest Esteem & Regard I am Dear sir, your most obedient Servant ALS , ViMtvL . Alexander Donald, a close friend of Thomas...
8056To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 7 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I must appologise for not answering your esteemed favours of 1st & 2d Ulto (which reached me about a fourtnight ago) before this Time but hope you will excuse me when I enform you of the Occasion. A number of losses in Trade during & since the war had so much involved my Affairs that altho’ I had property in value equal to what I owed it was so much scatterd that I found myself under a...
8057From George Washington to William Gordon, 8 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Since my last to you, I have been favored with several of your letters, which should not have remained so long unacknowledged, had I not been a good deal pressed by matters which could not well be delayed, & because I found a difficulty in complying with your request respecting the profiles—the latter is not in my power to do now, satisfactorily. Some imperfect miniature cuts I send you under...
8058To George Washington from Robert Lewis & Sons, 8 March 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Lewis & Sons, 8 Mar. 1785. On 5 April they again wrote to GW : “We had the pleasure of writing to your Excellency the 8th Ulto by Post.”
8059From George Washington to John Witherspoon, 8 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
From the cursory manner in wch you expressed the wish of Mr Bowie, to write the Memoirs of my life—I was not, at the moment of your application & my assent to it, struck with the consequences to which it tended: but when I came to reflect upon the matter afterwards, & had had some conversation with Mr Bowie on the subject; I found that this must be a very futile work (if under any...
8060To George Washington from Jacob Read, 9 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
When I had the pleasure to See you last Summer at Mount Vernon I believe I informed you in answer to a question on the Subject that Congress had received a Copy of the Roll of Negroes &Ca taken by the Commissioners for Superintending the Embarkations at New York at the time of the removal of the Refugees and British Garrison from this City—I now find I was mistaken and that the one I had Seen...
8061To George Washington from James Duane, 10 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
An Opportunity at length presents itself of forwarding to your Excellency a packet which has been detained ever since I left Trenton, as I did not wish to hazard it by the Post. Congress are fixed here for the present apparently to their Satisfaction. They are busily employed in arranging the national Affairs. Mr Adams is appointed Minister for the Court of London Mr Jefferson for Versailles:...
8062To George Washington from William Grayson, 10 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of your favor of the 22nd of Jany just as I was setting of from Dumfries, and I should have answered it from Mr Orr’s in Loudoun, where I was detained some time on account of Mrs Grayson’s illness, if I had not wish’d for more time to reflect on the subject matter of it: It would have giv’n me great pleasure (if my particular situation would have permitted) to have waited on...
8063To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 10 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I am requested by Mr Oudinarde to transmit you the Inclosed Account —I observed to him that it was a little extraordinary the account had not been presented before; and that it was probable your accounts with the public had been long since closed, and that, by the delay, you may have lost the oppurtunity of making it a public charge, as it ought to have been. But as the person was very...
8064To George Washington from John de Neufville, 10 March 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John de Neufville, 10 Mar. 1785. On 8 Sept. GW wrote de Neufville : “I have lately been honored with your favors of the 10th & 15th of March.”
8065To George Washington from James Rumsey, 10 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 22d Ultimo has Just Came to hand And it gives me much Uneasyness that I Should though unintentionly, have gave you So much trouble abought Ryans note, as well as not Comeing up to my promis in the Repayment of the money you Lett mr Herbert have on my acount, I am also hurt that from the present apearance of things you have Reason to think me a person not posessed of the...
8066To George Washington from Benjamin Walker, 11 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure to write to your Excellency in Decr last and at the same time to send you (Via Norfolk) some Trees and other things which must I think have got to hand as I heard of their safe arrival at Norfolk from whence they were to be immediately forwarded. Mr John Blagge who went supercargo of the Ship Hope for Alexandria which Sailed yesterday was so good as to take Charge of a Case...
8067To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 12 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
The Honor you are pleased to do me in your Favor of the 27th ulto in which you desire my Opinion in a friendly way concerning the Act I inclosed you lately, is very flattering to me. I did not recieve the Letter ’til Thursday, & since that my Family has been very sickly. My oldest Grandson a fine Boy indeed about 9 years old lays at the Point of Death. Under this State of Uneasiness &...
8068To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 12 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Apprehending the escape of the season before your vessel may arrive, I have got the favor of Mr Hall to permit his servant to call at Mount-Vernon. He has twelve horse chesnut, twelve box-cuttings & twelve dwarf box-cuttings—you may have any supply of either box, you please to order—I can supply you also with cypress & holly which can be ready at the shortest notice—Perhaps we may have some...
8069From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your favor, & duplicate, of the 8th of Octor from Lisle in Flanders. I have also seen the Will of the deceased Mrs Savage. In December 1783 on my quitting public life; & as I was returning to my own home, I met at Baltimore in Maryland a Mr Moore, who shewed me this Will; & as it appeared to be the original (for I perfectly recollected the writing of Mrs...
8070From George Washington to Mathew Carey, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I purposed, so soon as I understood you intended to become the Publisher of a News Paper in Philadelphia to request that a copy of your weekly production might be sent to me. I was the more pleased with this determination, when, by a letter from my friend the Marquis de la Fayette, I found he had interested himself in your behalf. It has so happened, that my Gazettes from Philadelphia, whether...
8071To George Washington from James Cross, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to hand you inclosed copy of a Letter I received from Dr Patrick Wright of Glasgow respecting a tract of Land which fell to a Brother of his Leut. William Wright who was killed in Genl Braddock’s defeat and now belong’s to him or some of his other Brothers, and requests I will inform how it may be recovered and what it may be worth—as I am utterly at a loss to whom to apply for...
8072From George Washington to Jacob Gerhard Diriks, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 24th of January came duly to hand; but being written in French (a language I do not understand) some time elapsed before an opportunity presented to get it translated—This I hope will be received as an apology for the delay of my answer. However much your merits deserve recommendation—& however pleasing it might be to me to offer my testimony to such facts as have come to my...
8073From George Washington to John Filson, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
It was but a few days ago that I was favor’d with your letter of the 8th of Feby accompanied by your Map & history of Kentucke, for which you will please to accept my thanks. Those which you expect were handed to me by Mr Page of Rosewell, are not yet arrived; nor have I heard anything from that gentleman respecting them. Previous to the receipt of the above letter, I had written to you &...
8074From George Washington to Arthur Lee, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to receive a letter from you dated at Carlisle the 19th of Novr last, which should not have remained unacknowledged until this time, if I had known of any opportunity of addressing a letter to you in the Western Territory. I have now heard of your passing thro’ Philada on your way to Congress, & have been honor’d with a copy of your second treaty with the Western tribes of...
8075From George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your Excellencys favor of the 14th of Feby; and pray you to accept my thanks for the copy of the treaty with the Western Indians, with which you were so obliging as to furnish me. From the accts given me last Fall (whilst I was on the Ohio) I did not expect such a cession of territory from the tribes that met. The Shawneese are pretty numerous; and among the...
8076To George Washington from John de Neufville, 15 March 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John de Neufville, 15 Mar. 1785. GW wrote de Neufville on 8 Sept. : “I have lately been honored with your favors of the 10th & 15th of March.”
8077From George Washington to Frederick Weissenfels, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I was favored with your letter of the 21 st of Feby by the last Post. It never fails to give me pain, when I receive an acct of the sufferings of a deserving Officer—in which light I always considered you. It ever has been amongst my first wishes, that the circumstances of the Public had been such, as to have prevented the great loss which both Officers & Soldiers have sustained by the...
8078From George Washington to Hugh Williamson, 15 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
It has so happened, that your favor of the 19th Ulto did not come to my hands until the last mail arrived at Alexandria. By the return of which, I have the honor to address this letter to you. Mr McMeikenss explanation of the movements of Rumsey’s newly invented Boat, is consonant to my ideas; and warranted by the principles upon which it acts. The small manual assistance to which I alluded,...
8079To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 19 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Mr Thomas Corbin, now in my House, proposing to Embark in a few days for Virginia, has earnestly Sollicited, that I would give him a line to you, respecting his Conduct since his return to England. The unfortunate youth, has been most cruelly used, and barbarously aspersed by his Brother Dick, and his adherents, insomuch that Tom had a property of five thousand Pounds in the Funds, he must...
8080From George Washington to John Harvie, 19 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
If I recollect right, I mentioned when I had the pleasure of seeing you at Mr Jones’s the first of last October, that I was reduced to the necessity of bringing ejectments against sundry persons who had taken possession of a tract of Land which I hold, not far from Fort Pitt in the State of Pennsylvania, by Patent under this Governmt for 2813 acres. I have lately received a letter from my...