1To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 24 July 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Betty Washington Lewis, 24 July 1796. The letter was offered for sale in Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., Catalog 1663 (27 March 1956), item 160. That publication printed a partial text: “My dear brother, it is with infinite pleasure I here (sic) you intend to retire to your owne (sic) home, there I hope you will enjoy more satisfaction than you possibly can do in public...
2To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 5 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d your Letters of 26th and 29th of June, the day after I wrote to you I was attack with the ague and fever which has lasted ever since I had never been clear of a fever since, I Expected your comeing threw Baltemore that you would ascertain Mr. Parkes fortune thoe I beleive he would not tell anything fals on the Occation, Harriot’s Brother Wrote her a letter from Baltemore and...
3To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 26 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 27th of April I receiv’d and should have answerd it sooner but expecting you in dayly postpon’d writing untill you arriv’d at Mount Vernon, not hearing from you again on Harriots subject, I have been makeing all the enquirey I Could concerning Mr Parks that was in my power I have heard nothing to his disadvantage on the contrary he is respected by all his acquaintance he is...
4To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 13 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th of march came safe to hand, I should of acknowledg’d the receipt of it before this had it not been Owing to my haveing a very severe Ague and fever which Confin’d me to the House for a fortnight, a Complaint tho subject to in the fall, I never had in the spring of the Year before this, it has reduc’d me very much but thank God I am now able to see after my Busness...
5To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 23 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 17th Came safe to hand the inclos’d letter will meet with a Convayance in a few dayes by my Son George as he will Call on Robert in his way to Kaintucky he sets of in a few daye on Busness, at the same time takes Negroes to settle a Place there, and I believe in a few years intends liveing there as Chief of the Property he Possessis is in that Part of the World, I am...
6To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of the 3th of this Month with your kind Present to Harriot Came safe to hand she values it more as it Comes from Philadelphia and Expects it is more fashonable —things in this Town is Scarce and very dear she seems truly sensable of the many favours receiv’d and sayes that she will make it her hole study to deserve them, I Can assure you she is truly deserving of the favours...
7To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 24 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
the Sickness in my family has Prevented my Writing Sooner my Daughter Carter has been Extreamly ill but is at this time better and my self owing to great fatigue am Scarcely able to attend them, Harriot wishes to know what time it will be Convenient for you to send for her, was it Convenient for me to keep her I know of none that I would sooner have to live with me but my Income is so small...
8To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 8 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
your Letter with the Advertisement Came safe to hand but was two late for the last weeks Paper, but will be inserted in this, and to be Continued the time you direct’d, the Printers Charge is 7/6 I intended to write by Cosin washington but her stay was so short that I had not time I desired her to inform you that Harriot was in want of several things, sutch as Shoes Gloves and a Hat, Perhaps...
9To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 29 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your letters of Januy the 6the and 14the of this Month came duly to hand, the enclosed letter to my son Robert met with a speedy conveyance the same day, the other with the Money for Harriot, which I shall see that no part of it shall be laid out but in those things that is really necessary, it is unfortunate for her my living in Town for many things that could be wore to the last string in a...
10To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 25 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
My Indisposition for some time Past prevented my writing to you when Howell did, finding my self better to day, I shall endeavour to answer your request of my takeing Harriot to stay with me this winter. I shall have no objection to her being with me, if she comes well cloath’d or Provided to get them, that she may appear tolerable for I can assure you it was not so while with me before, by...
11To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 14 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
You will receive this by Howell, who seems Very happy In the thought of becoming One of your family, I sincerely wish he may be Equal to the task you desire for him, he has Promis’d me to Indeaver to Please, and by Close application to improve him self, it is with Infinite Pleasure to my self that he has a Prospect of geting in a Place where he may receive so much advantage to him self, his...
12To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 19 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
I receivd yr letter of the 8th of April and am under great obligations to you, for the kind proposials there in Contain’d—Howels absence from Town at this time prevents his acknowledging—your kindness with his own hand I shall send an express of immediately with yr letter to him, and you may expect an answer in less than a Fortnight. Howell my Dear Brother is a Boy of very Slender...
13To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 16 September 1790 (Washington Papers)
I congratulate you on your Safe arrival at Mount Vernon, which I understand happen’d on Saturday Evening last —your Voyage to Rhode-Island I hope has been beneficial to your health —as Robert informed me the pain in your breast had not entirely left you—I have only a few days past returned from Frederick which has been of great service to my health as it was materially injured by the influenza...
14To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 18 May 1790 (Washington Papers)
my being absent from Home for Six weeks is the reason of my not writing to you sooner, I was on a Visit to my Son Lawrence In Essex at the time I Expect’d his wife to lyin, Pore thing it Prove’d fatal to her, she was takein with Fits and died in twelve Ours without being Deliver’d, he lost a very good wife and with her all the Fortune as she was not of age to make a Right to any Part. We have...
15To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 1 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d your Letter Sepbr 13th in answer to that of Colo. Balls, George, Bushrod, and Corbin is here at this time I shall indeaver to have Every thing done as you desire you mention in your Letter to me that the Negros was to be divided into five Parts and one fifth part would be mine, Bushrod informes me that I have no Right to any Part, there is with that negro that you have thurteen...
16To George Washington from Betty Lewis, 24 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
We have been extreamly concern’d at hearing of your late illness, but the arrival of Roberts last letter brought us the Agreable information that the Doctors had Pronounc’d you would shortly be Able to ride out—when I had last the Pleasure of seeing you I observ’d Your fondness for Honey. I have got a large Pot of very fine in the Comb, which I shall send by the first Oppertunity. I am sorry...