1To George Washington from William Ramsay, 16 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Ramsay, 16 Oct. 1775. Between 10 and 16 Nov. GW wrote to Ramsay : “I have been favour’d with your Letter of the 16th Ulto.”
2To George Washington from William Ramsay, 14 November 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Ramsay, 14 Nov. 1775. In a letter of 4–11 Dec. 1775 to Ramsay , GW referred to “your favour of the 14th Ulto.”
3To George Washington from William Ramsay, 3 September 1757 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday my proposals were agreed to by the Govenr. This Day I set out for Hampton in Order to purchase some Salt. I hope to be at home in about 8 days, after a short stay I intend my self the pleasure of waiting on you, when your advice &c. will be kindly taken & added to your other favors. The Flour you mention’d shall bake. No News this way. If in any respect I can serve Colo. Washington I...
4To George Washington from William Ramsay, 19 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
Amidst the honest effusions of Joy, and Sentiments of Gratitude which your presence has every where excited, permit us, the Inhabitants of Alexandria, who think ourselves peculiarly called upon, from that acquaintance with your Virtues which a long residence among us, in a private Station, had procured, to assure you That We are not less transported with the warmest feelings of gratitude &...
5To George Washington from William Ramsay, 22 September 1756 (Washington Papers)
Yours to Mr Kirkpatrick I have just perus’d, of my truth yo. may depend on, & that I wish my Capacity was equal to my inclination of advising you for the best. Know Sir, that ev’ry Gentn in an exalted Station raises envy, & ev’ry person takes the Liberty of judging, or rather determining (witht judging) from Appearances, (or information) without weighing circumstances, or the proper causes, on...
6To George Washington from William Ramsay, 30 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you in answer to both yours about the Mines to which referr —I am now to address you on a more interesting, but a more disagreable Subject. Know Sr that I have been extreamly unfortunate in all my affairs, which has greatly emberrass’d me, in Ordr to remedy which, I have made Application to the Monied ones My Ld Fx, Mr Speaker, Mr Corbin, Mr Cary & many others without success, which I...
7To George Washington from William Ramsay, 12 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
The General I beleive yet at Loudoun very ill & Weak, some say worse than ever, tho. Capt. Cameron who kindly call’d just now to say how do you, says, he is expected tomorrow. This Gentn with the rest, has the highest Idea of your kind entertainment & manner of living. I am affraid provissions cannot be well spar’d from this place at this junture. It is not in my power to get Waggons here, I...
8To George Washington from William Ramsay, 28 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Experimentally sensible of your refin’d Generosity and firm Adherence to strict Justice, I beg leave with the Submission, that shou’d influence every Friend to Mankind to solicit your Interest in behalf of John Manley Esqr. (formerly the brave Commander of the Hancock Frigate)—A Friend to the glorious american cause and every mode that can or will adduce an advantage to it. In all probability...
9To George Washington from William Ramsay, 29 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d I send you the best intelligence I cou’d get & tho. not precisely to a day, I fancy near the truth; tho. the publick papers will give a better Accot. The Accot of Cape Breton, Hawk, and St Maloes, I beleive may be depended on —I shall continue to keep a journel of ev’ry occurrence while I stay here, but my dear friend I’m heartily tir’d, & my business calls me home. I wish you ev’ry...
10To George Washington from William Ramsay, 31 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Since my last nothing remarkable hath occurr’d, only an express sent by Colo. Burd from the Mountains, is suppos’d to be gon to Fort Du Quesne. This may be of very ill consequence indeed. It seems this fellow was for sometime a Prisoner amongst them & had the character of a great villain, yet was made one of the Pensylvania light horse, & intrusted it seems with affairs of such moment; how...