31To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 12 May 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Augustine Washington, 12 May 1787. On 17 May GW wrote George Augustine Washington : “Your letter of the 12th is this instt put into my hands.”
32To George Washington from George Clinton, 14 Sept. 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Clinton, 14 Sept. 1794. Edmund Randolph wrote Clinton on 17 Sept.: "In acknowledging your Excellency’s letter of the 14th instant, to the President of the United States, I am only expressing surprize at the delay in the passage of my letters. . . . The President thanks you for the information from Ontario County; but he had received the substance of it thro’...
33To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 9 October 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Augustine Washington, 9 Oct. 1784. On 25 Nov. GW wrote to William Washington : “From a letter dated the 9th of last month from my Nephew Geo: Augte Washington. ...”
34To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Be pleased to accept my warmest Thanks for the very agreable Communications made by your Excellency’s Letter of this Date which I have this Moment received. I sincerely congratulate your Excellency on this most interesting Event. I have the Honor to be with the highest Respect & Esteem Your Excellency’s most Obedient Servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
35To George Washington from George Measam, 6 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Measam, 6 July 1779. Measam wrote GW on 7 July: “In my Letter of yesterday I forgot to mention to your Excellency.” GW also wrote Measam on 31 July: “I duly received your several Letters of the 6th—7th & 25th Instant.”
36To George Washington from Col. George Baylor, 2 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. George Baylor, 2 June 1777. GW wrote Baylor on 19 June : “Yours of the 2d Instt I received by Yesterdays Post.”
37To George Washington from George Eimbeck, 28 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Eimbeck, 28 April 1794. An entry in GW’s executive journal for 15 May reads: “Received a letter from Geo. Eimbeck, Savanna 28 April 1794 on the subject of obtaining his pay &c. for services in the last war. Referred it to The Secy. of War” ( JPP Dorothy Twohig, ed. The Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793–1797 . Charlottesville, Va., 1981. , 303). For...
38To George Washington from George Gregory, 31 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Gregory, 31 Jan. 1776. A letter of 9 Feb. to Gregory, apparently written for GW by George Lewis, begins: “Your Letter, to his Excellency of the 31st ultimo is come to hand, I have it in command from him to informe you that he has Laid it down as an invariable rule (for the present) not to grant Liberty to any Prisoners of War, to remove from the Place, to which...
39To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 December 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Dec. 1796 . GW wrote Custis on 19 Dec. : “I am not certain whether I have written to you since my receipt of your letter of the first instant.”
40To George Washington from George Measam, 1 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Measam, 1 Dec. 1778. On 14 Dec., GW wrote Measam : “I received your two letters of the 1st and 4th Inst. this morning.”
41To George Washington from George Steptoe Washington, 7 August 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Steptoe Washington, 7 Aug. 1799. On 14 Aug. Tobias Lear wrote George Steptoe Washington: “The General has received your letter of the 7th inst.” ( DLC:GW ).
42To George Washington from George Eld, 1 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to solicit your Excellency in favor of Mr McDonald, a Volunteer of the 76th Regiment, who having received a pass into New York from Brigadier General Hazen is detained at this Post, it not proving a regular permit. I have enclosed General Hazens Pass. I have therefore to solicit Your Excellency’s permission that Mr McDonald may go into New York, he having his Commanding Officer’s...
43To George Washington from George Clinton, 28 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am infinitely obliged to your Excellency by forwarding the Dispatches which contain an Account of the conclusion of a general Peace. I most sincerely congratulate your Excellency and Family on this joyful Event. As the Legislature will rise—this Day I shall do myself the Honor, as soon after as possible, of visiting you on the Occasion. I have the Honor to be with perfect Respect & Esteem...
44To George Washington from George Clinton, 18 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Mr Renselaer is very desierous of having an Interview with his Mother who is at New York at Dobb’s Ferry—The Merit of the Familly & particularly the Respect due to the Old Gentleman who is sollicitous that he may have this Indulgence induces me to consent to it and I shall be happy if your Excellency shall deem it expedient to permit it. I have the Honor to be with the highest...
45To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 February 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 27 Feb. and acknowledged his “letter of the … first.”
46To George Washington from George Clinton, 26 December 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, 26 Dec. 1784. On 5 April 1785 GW wrote to Clinton : “Your other letter of the 26th of December came duely to hand.”
47To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 31 March 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George William Fairfax, 31 Mar. 1774 . On 30 June 1786 GW wrote Fairfax : “I was restrained by your instructions of the 31st of March 1774 from executing deeds for the Land.”
48To George Washington from George Ralph, 15 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
Mr Ralph presents his respects to The President of The United states, and encloses a plan for establishing a free-school in the city of Washington. Mr Ralph has been deputed to solicit The President’s patronage; and, he purposes to inquire, at 1 oClock, if his Excellency be at leisure. AL , DLC:GW . The Rev. George Ralph (c.1752–1813) was rector of Christ Church, Washington Parish. He later...
49To George Washington from George James Ludlow, 26 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty of acquainting your Excellency, that I waited your commands at Chatham, according to my Letter of the 14th, in expectation of receiving an answer to the Dispatches I brought from Sir Guy Carleton; but presuming it may have been set by some other conveyance, & not having it in my Power to stay any longer, I am now on my return to New York. I have the Honor to be Sir with the...
50From George Washington Parke Custis to George Washington, 7 January 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 7 Jan. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 11 Jan. : “I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 7th instant.”
51To George Washington from George Steptoe Washington, 10 December 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Steptoe Washington, 10 Dec. 1790. In his letter to George Steptoe Washington of 19 Dec. 1790, GW wrote “From the tenor of your letter of the 10th inst. which came to my hands on thursday last, it does not appear that Lawrence is to come on to this place with you, for he is not mentioned in any part of the letter.”
52To George Washington from George Clinton, c.21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, c.21 July 1795. On 27 July, GW wrote Edmund Randolph: “My Letters for the Post Office in Alexandria, had been sent off some hours before the enclosed dispatches were put into my hands, by the young Gentleman whose name is mentioned in Govr Clintons letter to me, also forwarded.”
53To George Washington from George Clinton, 16 June 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, 16 June 1780. On 17 June , Clinton wrote GW: “On the 16th Instant I did myself the Honor of writing to your Excellency.”
54To George Washington from Lt. Col. George Baylor, 1 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. George Baylor, 1 Jan. 1777. On 9 Jan. GW wrote to Baylor : “Your Letter of the 1st from Baltimore came to my hands this day.
55To George Washington from George Clinton, 18 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, 18 Dec. 1793. On 25 Dec., GW wrote Clinton : “Your favor of the 18th instt enclosing a statement of sales of lots in Coxburgh, belonging to us, has been duly received.”
56To George Washington from George Clinton, 27 July 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, 27 July 1775. On 25 Aug. GW wrote to Clinton : “Mr White presented me with your favour of the 27th Ulto.”
57To George Washington from George Mercer, 28 March 1770 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Mercer, 28 Mar. 1770. On 7 Nov. 1771 GW wrote to Mercer : “I have been favourd with two Letters from You—one of them dated the 28th of March 1770.”
58To George Washington from George Clinton, September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I begg you to accept of my grateful Acknowledgment for the kind concern you are pleased to express for my ill State of Health, My disorder has been extreamly painful & of long duration; but I flatter myself I am now recovering, tho’ very slowly—Mrs Clinton and my Family join in best Respects to you & Mrs Washington with Dear Sir your sincere and Affectionate Humble Servant NHi : Vail Collection.
59To George Washington from George Clinton, 12 November 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, 12 Nov. 1784. On 25 Nov. GW wrote to Clinton : “A few days ago I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 12th Instt.”
60To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 10–11 June 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Augustine Washington, 10 or 11 June 1787. On 15 June GW wrote George Augustine Washington “to acknowledge the receipt of the letters from Mount Vernon of the 10th & 11th,” one of which may have been from Mrs. Washington.