15401From George Washington to William Hartshorne, 6 March 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Hartshorne, 6 Mar. 1786. On 6 Mar. Hartshorne wrote: “Your favor of this day I recd.”
15402To George Washington from William Hartshorne, 6 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of this day I recd and shall forward your Letter to Mr Mercer tomorrow & if he will pay the money my assistant will bring it, or should Mr Mercer be returned to Virginia, bring back the Letter. I have a Letter from Capt. Pearce of the 26th Janry wherein he says he has wrote you respecting his acct for Freight of the Jack Ass and that you might Settle with me as you pleased and that...
15403From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 6 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
The Treasurer of the Potomack Company being desired by the Directors of it to send a careful hand to Annapolis for the advance due on the State subscription; I pray you to pay the Bearer (who will be that person) the £200—for which you requested me to draw on you at that place. I am Dr Sir &c. P.S. Since writing to you the 30th of Jany on this subject—I have myself sent the 20 guineas &c. to...
15404From George Washington to John Murray & Co., 6 March 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Murray & Co., 6 Mar. 1786. John Murray & Co. wrote GW on 6 Mar. “in reply to your favor of this date.”
15405To George Washington from John Murray & Company, 6 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
In reply to your favr of this date we have to say that we have already contracted for a quantity of herring at Eighteen Shillings pr bbl & give salt in excha. at three Shillings pr bus., 2/9 in Coarse & 1/3 in Liverpool Salt, on which terms we are willing to engage for two or three hundred bbls more, the fine Salt to be ⟨did⟩ either here or at Dumfries, the Coarse either at the landing where...
15406To George Washington from Samuel Purviance, Jr., 6 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty of troubling you in 1779 with some Queries relative to a parcel of Lands which were offerd to me near the mouth of the Great Kanhaway —My Brother & I became Purchasers thereof, to the Amount of Fourteen thousand Acres, besides some other parcels in which We have become interested, upon Elk River a branch of the Kanhaway—This having interested Me so much in that Quarter, I am...
15407[Diary entry: 5 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 5th. Thermometer at 24 in the Morning—32 at Noon and 34 at Night. Wind pretty fresh from the No. West all day, and much appearance of Snow; but none fell. Mr. Richd. Bland Lee came here to dinner and stayed all Night. Richard Bland Lee (1761–1827) was the third son of Henry Lee of Leesylvania, and younger brother of Light Horse Harry and Charles Lee. He lived in Loudoun County, which he...
15408[Diary entry: 4 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 4th. Thermometer at in the Morng.— at Noon—30 and at Night. The Wind blew hard all last Night at No. West, and it was as cold this Morning as at any time this winter; but not havg. the thermometer to apply to, I could only judge from appearances, & my own feelings. After breakfast Colo. Fitzgerald and myself set off on our return home, & parted at 4 Mile Run. About half after four I...
15409To George Washington from Smith & Douglass, 4 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
We acknowledge your Excelencys goodness in the Indulgence we have had in makeing our remittencess for the last year and also Return you thanks for your kind offer on tuesday Last but have Since thought proper to decline for this year. We have in your fish house A number of Hhds we wish to dispose of they possibly may answer your purpose if So we wait your Answer to detirmine us concerning...
15410[Diary entry: 3 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 3d. Thermometer at in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. The Snow which fell yesterday & last night covered the ground at least a foot deep and continuing snowing a little all day, & blowing hard from the No. West. We were obliged tho’ we assembled at the huts again to relinquish all hopes of levelling & Surveying the ground this trip; & therefore resolved on the Rout for the Canal from...