931To George Washington from Thomas Gage, 15 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor was transmitted to me by Mr Beverly Robinson, by which I received great Pleasure, as I may judge by it, that you are perfectly well; A Circumstance that gives me no small satisfaction, having had no Acct of you for a considerable Time, particularly as I think your Welfare will contribute to that of your Country. I am extreamly glad to find your poor Inhabitants enjoy that calm under...
932To George Washington from James Cuninghame, 16 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive a letter from you by Mr Fairfax, to whome I shall shew every civility in my power. Mr Hall continues extremely deserving of any favour that may have been shewen him, I have it only in my power to assist Mr Fairfax with my Advice, which is to Continue with the Army & persue the necessary Steps towards obtaining a Commission soon, which is that of serving as...
933To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 17 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
After a very Plesant journey we arrived here the 12th instt, and had the good fortune to find the Packet here, since which I have spent my time very agreeabelly with those Gentn you where so kind to introduce me to by Letter, and found those very servicable at Philadelphia. A Packett from Falmouth arrived Yesterday with certain Accots that the Duke of Cumberland was forced to a Battle with the...
934To George Washington from Robert Dinwiddie, 19 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 3d by Jenkins I rec’d as Capt. Hogg is to be here Soon I Shall talk with him Abt the ranging Co[mpan]ys tho’ I fear he will not be able to raise the men, If they Should be rais’d they are to have 12d. ⅌ day no recruiting money or Cloaths & are to be rais’d protempore, So they are rais’d in Augusta, write me if you think it absolutely necessarie to have Such a compay if rais’d they...
935To George Washington from Robert Dinwiddie, 24 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
I wrote You by Jenkins to which be refer’d. As I have contracted with Mr Ramsay to supply the Forces in the Pay of this Country, that are in the Counties of Frederick & Hampshire, I enclose You a Copy of the Contract, that You may see the several Articles thereof properly perform’d, & I am convinc’d this Contract will be a great Saving to the Country—& if Mr Ramsay shou’d at any Time have...
936Enclosure: Articles of Agreement, 21 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
Articles of Agreement indented made & Agreed upon this Twenty first day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred & fifty Seven, Between William Ramsay of the County of Fairfax of the One part & the honble Robert Dinwiddie Esquire his Majestys Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of the Colony & Dominion of Virginia for & in behalf of the Said Colony & Dominion of the...
937To George Washington from Joshua Beall, 25 October 1757 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joshua Beall, 25 Oct. 1757. On 1 Nov. 1757 GW wrote to Beall : “Your favour of the 25th ultimo was delivered me today.”
938To George Washington from John Tulleken, 27 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
Your very Agreable letter of the 12th of May I but very lately had the pleasure of receiveing, I am much obliged to you for the good opinion you have of me. And it gave me great pleasure to be Congratulated on my Promotion By a Person that I have so great an esteem for as I have for Colonel Washington; I shou’d be glad to hear that your Campaign was well over: and that you had got safe into...
939To George Washington from John Kirkpatrick, 30 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
I intended before now to have taken the pleasure of writing you, but have always, some how, been put off. The late instance of your Friendship when last at Winchesr demand my acknowledgements, which I offer with the warmest gratitude—nor cou’d I help regarding your Kindness without a mixture of Fear, lest, my not accepting these offerd services, shoud be construed, an unjust contempt of your...
940To George Washington from Charles Lewis, 1 November 1757 (Washington Papers)
’Tis now some Time since I wrote to Mr Woodford, desireing him to procure me the Papers I left in yr Hands relative to my affair with Rennolds, I am now in want of them, and as he inform’d me You would send them if wanting, beg you’ll contrive them pr first opportunity. I receivd Yrs in which You inform me of yr giving Jackson the Liberty to inlist a Man in Lieu of himself, I am much oblig’d...