1To James Madison from George W. Spotswood, 17 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
The Legislature of Va. having appropriated a sum of money to be applied to the finishing of the University, I presume that Institution will be in operation the next year. I will take the liberty, of again, soliciting your Friendly influence in my behalf, in obtaining a Stewartship, and if the request should not be considered unreasonable, I beg your goodness, in naming the subject to Mr....
2To James Madison from George W. Spotswood, 29 November 1825 (Madison Papers)
This has been one of the most distressing years I have ever experienced, but although I have met with the loss of two of my most valueable servants, I feel happy, when I reflect that my wife and Children are spared; At one time, Sir, I had Eight of my family on the bed of sickness, and with a fever (if fatal) would have terminated there existence in a short time, but the great skill, and...
3To James Madison from George W. Spotswood, 3 April 1826 (Madison Papers)
You will pardon the liberty I take in troubling you with this letter, but I consider it a duty I not only owe to my family but to the Institution to call your attention to the uncomfortable tenement I occupy, particularly when I reflect upon the losses in slaves I met with last fall and the great distress of my family from sickness produced from the situation of the yard & drains, and no...
4George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 23 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of enclosing to you a letter I recd. by this days mail from majr Lewis; I beg leave to appologize for being so troublesome. A large and dependent family compells me to seek some more favourable situation to supply their wants; I solicit your friendship, and avail myself of this opportunity, and offer you my most grateful thanks, for the many acts of kindness you have...
5George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 4 July 1829 (Madison Papers)
As I expect to leave this Institution in a few days, in pursuit of some place to support, and shelter my Family, And as I shall not return untill after the meeting of your honble. body; I avail myself of this opportunity of writing to you. The cause Gentlemen of my resigning my situation at this place, were I to enter into a full detail of the Insults, I have recd. during this session, and...
6George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 29 October 1829 (Madison Papers)
Before I leave Richd., I beg leave to avail myself of this mode of biding both you, and Mrs. Madison an affecte. farewell; For the kind, and friendly attention, I have at all times recd. from both of you, be pleased to accept the warmest assurance, of my grateful acknowledgements, which neither time or distance can obliterate. I beg that you will be kind enough to reply to this part of my...
7George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 8 June 1831 (Madison Papers)
Far distant from the friends I am most attached to I am frequently led to reflect on the many happy days I have spent in there society These reflection are productive of associations the most agreeable that you can possably immagine except, when mixed with the recollection of the pecuniary change that has taken place in my family then I am led on to contrast my former situation in life with...
8George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 11 November 1833 (Madison Papers)
The first consideration in writing you this letter is the desire I feel to hear how you and dear Mrs. Madison are, No time or distance can ever obliterate the impressions made by the numberless acts of kindness I have recd. from the beloved inhabitants of Montpelier, And my most fervent prayer is that they may live manny, many, years enjoying all the blessings of this world and when it shall...
9George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 10 August 1834 (Madison Papers)
My Son Doctr. Spotswood will leave us today for Philadelphia, he expects to spend a few days with his friends in Orange, by him I have sent you a fair Specimen of the salt made at the furnace of Donally, Noyes & Patrick which Salt is made by Steam Evaporation the furnice is situated immediately on the Banks of the great Kenhawa, It is a building of considerable length well covered in The...