11From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 20 November 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Samuel Washington, c.20 Nov. 1776. In his letter to Samuel Washington of 18 Dec. , GW wrote: “I think my last to you was from Hackinsack about the 20th of Novr .”
12From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 18 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
In the number of Letters which necessity compels me to write, the recollection of any particular one is destroyed, but I think my last to you was from Hackinsack about the 20th of Novr. Since that period, and a little before our affairs took an adverse turn but not more than was to be expected from the unfortunate measures which had been adopted for the establishment of our Army. The Retreat...
13From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 15 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Gentlemen returning from Camp will, I expect, be so overburthened with News, that you will scarce know the want of it for a Month to come. to them therefore I refer you with this assurance of mine, as an opinion, that Genl Howe will move towards Philadelphia the moment the Roads become passable for his Artillery and Baggage. I got Thornton Inoculated on Wednesday Week. he has had the...
14From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 5 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
Thornton returns to you well recover’d of the Small Pox, as I hope to hear that my Sister, and the rest of your family are. I heartily congratulate you on the favourable manner in which you had it yourself. To save Thornton, or you, the expence of buying a Horse to ride home on, I have lent him a Mare of Mine which I beg of you to have sent by any safe conveyance which may offer to Lund...
15From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 10 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by Captn Rice, without date, came to my hands last night. when my last was dated, or from whence, I cannot at this time recollect; but with truth can assure, that it is not owing to a want of Inclination that you do not hear from me oftener—nor is it altogether to be ascribed to the hurry of business in which I am immerc’d; but to your living out of the Post Road, and my want of...
16From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by my Nephew Thornton, begun on the 20th of last Mo. and ended the 22d came safe to my hands. I am very glad Colo. Lewis purchased a Lott or two for me at the Warm Springs, as it was always my Intention to become a Proprietor there if a Town should be laid off at that place. Two Lotts is not more than I wish’d to possess, but if he is altogether disappointed, and cannot be...
17From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 22 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
This Letter will be delivered to you, I expect, by Colo. Thruston; from whom you will be able to receive a more circumstantial Acct of the situation of Affairs in this Quarter than can be conveyed well, in a Letter. We have been kept in an anxious state of Suspence respecting the designs of the Enemy; nor are we able, at this time, to form any precise Ideas and judgment of their ultimate...
18From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 31 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 31st Ult. came to my hands by the last Post, from Philadelphia—It gave me much concern to find by it, that you were in such bad health. I hope this, if it should arrive safe, will find you much amended. It is a considerable time since I wrote to you —in truth it is rare for me to put pen to paper for private corrispondencies, so much is my time and attention engrossed by...
19From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 12 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I perceive by your letter of the 7th Instant that you are under the same mistake that many others are, in supposing that I have money always at Command. The case is so much the reverse of it, that I found it expedient before I retired from public life to sell all my Lands (near 5000 Acres) in Pennsylvania in the Counties of Washington and Fayette, and my lands in the Great Dismal swamp in...
20From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 31 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
Into what channel you put your letter of the 7th of November—is not for me to say, but this I can add, that it never came to my hands until the 13 th Instant; when, if you had put it into any Post-Office, it would have been received at this place in three or four days, and whilst I was in Philadelphia in three or four days more. It is of little avail, to investigate now, what has produced the...