1To George Washington from James Anderson (of Scotland), 10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
As I know your Excellency is very desireous of promoting improvements in Agriculture, I have been emboldened to use the freedom to desire the bearer hereof, John Bell, to offer his services to you before he engages himself with any other person, thinking you might perhaps be well pleased to have the assistance of one, in your rural operations, who from the assurances given to me by Dr...
2To George Washington from James Anderson (of Scotland), 15 September 1795–3 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
The respect I entertain for your character personally, may, perhaps, induce me to be guilty of an impropriety in thus addressing to you some remarks upon the easiest mode of constructing bridges of a large span, which I conceive may be of considerable utility in many parts of the united states of America, whose general prosperity I have been accustomed to believe, is at all times an object of...
3To George Washington from James Anderson (of Scotland), 30 May 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your respected favour of the [ ] Feby was transmitted to me by Mr Pinckney about a week ago, since which time I have felt uneasy lest you may have thought I neglected to return an answer, in time, to the letter you alude to dated in December last, which never has yet reached me. I shall regret, if in consequence of that circumstance, any thing that could have depended upon me shall have been...