1From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 27 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Betty Washington Lewis, 27 June 1779. Lewis wrote GW on 21 Sept.: “Yours of the 27th of June I receiv’d with the Inclos’d from Mr Peale” ( MiDbEI ).
2From George Washington to Betty Lewis, 15 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
Since you were speaking to me concerning your Son Bob, I have thought it probable that I may have occasion for a young person in my family of a good disposition, who writes a good hand, and who can confine himself a certain reasonable number of hours in the 24 to the recording of letters in books, which will be provided for their reception from the separate papers on which they now are, and...
3From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 13 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Ball’s letter gave me the first account of my Mother’s death—since that I have received Mrs Carter’s letter written at your request —and previous to both I was prepared for the event by some advices of her illness communicated to your Son Robert. Awful, and affecting as the death of a Parent is, there is consolation in knowing that Heaven has spared ours to an age, beyond which few...
4From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 12 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the first of this month came duly to hand.—I believe Bushrod is right with respect to the distribution of the negroes—When I gave my opinion that you were entitled to a child’s part it did not occur to me that my Mother held them under the will of my Father who had made a distribution of them after her death.—If this is the case, and I believe it is, you do not come in for any...
5From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 8 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
If your Son Howell is living with you, and not usefully employed in your own Affairs; and should incline to spend a few months with me, as a writer in my Office (if he is fit for it) I will allow him at the rate of Three hundred dollars a year, provided he is diligent in discharging the duties of it from breakfast until dinner—Sundays excepted. This sum will be punctually paid him and I am...
6From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis and Sarah Carlyle Herbert, 26 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Mr James Robardet, who has taught my two Grand children dancing, proposes going into your part of the Country to establish a School, if he should meet with sufficient encouragement, and has requested that I would give him a line of recommendation to some of my friends. Mr Robardet’s attention to my grand children, and the progress which they have made under his instruction, induce me to...
7From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 7 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
As Mrs Washington and myself expect to set out to morrow for Philadelpa and the Majr & Fanny the day after if the Vessel which is to carry him to Colo. Bassets arrives in time, I have taken the advantage of the good opportunity afforded by Mr Robt Lewis of sending Harriot to Fredericksburg. It is done at this time (notwithstanding your proposed visit to Albemarle) 1st because it would be...
8From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 6 January 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Betty Washington Lewis, 6 Jan. 1793. On 29 Jan., Betty Lewis wrote GW : “Your letters of Januy the 6the and 14the of this Month came duly to hand.”
9From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 14 January 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Betty Washington Lewis, 14 Jan. 1793. On 29 Jan., Betty Lewis wrote GW : “Your letters of Januy the 6the and 14the of this Month came duly to hand.”
10From George Washington to Betty Washington Lewis, 17 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Betty Washington Lewis, 17 March 1794. Betty Washington Lewis wrote GW on 23 March that “Your letter of the 17th Came safe to hand.”