1To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 27 May 1755 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 27 May 1755. On 14 June GW wrote to his brother Samuel : “I receivd Your’s of the 27th of May.”
2To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 30 November 1771 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 30 Nov. 1771. On 6 Dec. GW wrote to his brother : “Your letter of the 30th Ulto came to my hands the 3d Instt.”
3To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 6 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 6 Sept. 1775. On 30 Sept. GW wrote to his brother Samuel : “Your favour of the 6th Instt . . . came safe to hand.”
4To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 7 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 7 Sept. 1775. On 30 Sept. GW wrote Samuel’s wife, Anne Steptoe Washington : “The testimony of regard, which you were pleased to annex to my Brothers Letter of the 7th Instt filled me with grateful pleasure.”
5To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 16 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 16 Sept. 1776. On 5 Oct. GW wrote to his brother Samuel : “Your favour of the 16th of last Month came safe to hand.”
6To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 26 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 26 Sept. 1776 . On 18 Oct. GW wrote to his brother Samuel: “Your Letter of the 26th Ulto . . . was delivered to me.”
7To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 20–22 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 20–22 Sept. 1777. GW wrote his brother Samuel on 27 Oct. : “Your Letter by my Nephew Thornton, begun on the 20th of last Mo. and ended the 22d came safe to my hands.”
8To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 31 July 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Samuel Washington, 31 July 1780 . On 31 Aug., GW wrote Washington: “Your letter of the 31st Ulto came to my hands by the last Post.”
9To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 7 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
Haveing been for two years past particular unfortunate in Loseing all my Crop of small grain, Induces me to solicit a favor of you[.] the Last year I should have made Two Thousands Bushels of Wheat but was unlucky enough to get a man to stack for me who was not acquainted with the business and there came a wet spell of Weather, and I Lost all to about Two hundred bushls. That Loss I should by...
10To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 29 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I recd your kind Letter of the 12th Instant and am happy in having an opportunity to return to you my most sincere thanks for your offer of Assistance and for your good Advice, which I can Assure you was very Acceptable as there is no person fonder of receiving Advice than what I am. Your Observations respecting the borrowing of Money I have reason to Attend to. for a Considerable part of the...
11To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 7 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received the Other day a Letter directed to me, from you upon opening of it, found the enclosed Letter to be for my Mother which I put safe into her hands finding from the direction it was from you, I after a good deal of persuasion got her to shew it to me, upon Reading it, found that she had wrote to you, a coppy of which she had by her, which I also prevailed with her to shew me. The...
12To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 28 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received your kind Letter by Coll Lear but never had it in my power to Answer it untill know being Oblige to Leave home, you ware kind enough to Mention if you recd the Money you expected that you would Let me have some I am know in the greatest want of it as the Executions that I mention’d to you in my former letter have come out against me to the Amount of Three or four hundred pound which...
13To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 25 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received your Letter only four days ago owing to the neglect of the post takeing it to Shepherds Town and from thence to Winchester, and Mr Fairfax sending for Letters found that of yours he keept it for several days so that I have never had it in my power to answer it untill this post. Your Goodness I shall ever Greatfully remember—As the means of saveing me from ruin[.] Mr Brown a Merchant...
14To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 1 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Mr Brown the Gentleman who I mentioned in my Last Letter would wait on you, is Obliged to Alexandria sooner than he expected, but he being so good an opportunity—I have got him to ride to mount vernon to see you, And should it be convenient for you to Let him have the Draughft it will be doing me a Great kindness as I know of no person going from this place that I could get to do it, he is a...