1To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 29 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving Your Excellency’s favor of this date by your Man this day. Major Jenifer writes me he intended to draw in your favor for 1000—or 1200£ Md Currency—every attention shall be paid to his draft—& I wish immediately to know the exact sum you want in New York, as I can accommodate you there, I believe—The sooner I get your demand upon that place the sooner I can make...
2To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 3 April 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of this Date I have just rec’d and have only to inform that you may rely on me for the Amount of twenty five Hundred Dollars in New York. I am, Sir, Yr most obdt Servant ALS , DLC:GW . Letter not found, but see Hooe’s letters of 29 Mar. (first letter) and of 6 April . See also Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer to GW, 28 Feb. and 31 Mar. , and notes.
3To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 17 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I do in the most earnest manner, ask You to give me leave, to Solicit You for a Place in Your Army for a Young Neighbour of mine, who if you are pleased to give an appointment will neither disgrace You, his Country or himself. Permit me to tell you that it is John Lewis Marstiller, at prese[n]t a Lieutent in the Light Horse, of this County. I do not know a Young Man in all my acquaintance that...
4To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 23 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
I acknowledge the Honor of recieving Your Excellencys Letters of the 7th & 17th of this Month. The first unfortunately lay unopen’d ’till the 20th—the day of my return from Loudon where I had been for fourteen days before. The Letter it enclosed for Mr Keith I instantly deliverd. The other I only recieved at the moment I was sitting out for the District Court; And thus circumstanced, I hope...
5To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 25 January 1787 (Washington Papers)
I some time last Year mention’d to Major Washington a small Acct which Mr Harrison wrote me he had paid to Mr Carmichael for expences of your Jack Asses in Spain, and as the Major afterwards informed me Mr Carmichael had not given you any Acct of such Payment I wrote to Mr Harrison for the particulars which I now have the Honor to enclose, the Amt is 71¼ Dollars equal to £21.7.6 Va Currency. I...
6To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 12 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
My Friend and Neighbour, Major Roger West, has, a few days ago, communicated to me his desire to serve his Country in a Millitary Capacity. This Resolution of his gives me infinite Satisfaction, because altho’ we never quarrelled, yet we have not been perfectly in the same Politics for some time past. I confess Great Sir, that about Twelve Months ago I was not quite so fast as some of my...
7To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 18 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the honor of your letter of this day, and let me assure you that I will do every thing in my power to procure such a Spanish Jack as you describe —Mr Harrison will with pleasure receive and execute the order and all will be done in that fair open and honorable manner you direct. I could wish you had communicated your desire a few days Sooner that I might have given...
8To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 29 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
It is with pleasure I sit down to do myself the Honor of giving Your Excellency an extract of a Letter I received Yesterday from Cadiz. It is as follows—“We have the pleasure to inform you that on Licence being asked of the King to Ship a Jack Ass for Genl Washington, his Majesty not only granted it, but at the same time most Graciously insisted on making a present of two of them to the...
9To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe and David Ross, 31 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
We have according to your appointment at the instance of the Commissioners of the City of Washington examined their Accounts, and find themselves charged to the State of Virginia £30.000. the State of Maryland £27.000 and for Lots and other articles sold £6.005.14.9. Amounting to the Sum of £63.005.14.9. And we find vouchers of Expenditure, up to the 30th Instant, to the Amount of...
10To George Washington from Robert Townsend Hooe, 1 February 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Townsend Hooe, 1 Feb. 1793. GW wrote Hooe on 7 Feb. , “I have duly received your Letter of the 1st instant.”