31From George Washington to Philip Richard Francis Lee, 26 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
I will pay you at the next Meeting of Merchants in Williamsburg (this or next Month) or on my return from thence, on Acct of Mr Alexr Cleveland, the Sum of Fifty pounds Virginia Curry. I am Sir Yr Most Obedt Servt ALS , owned (1990) by Mr. Leigh Lewis, Jr., Fairfax, Virginia. Philip Richard Francis Lee (died c.1834) was a son of Squire Richard Lee of Blenheim, Charles County, Maryland. Usually...
32To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 27 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sance I wrote you My Brother Come Home and is Swore in to his Comitian and wase verey frendley treated att Stantown it wase out of his power to Send your plats to you acording your desire. I went to gilbert Simsons as Soon as I got out and gave him the bill of Scantlin you gave Me and the bill of his articles I offerd him all the Sarvents to take them to your Bottem to worke tell we got our...
33To George Washington from Craven Peyton, 27 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
I send you inclosed a Copy of the List of rents we Settled by, according to my promise. I forgot to give you the Tobacco I had received—tho. it was then in my pocket—should be glad you would advise me by the first opertunity what is best to be done with it. I am Y’r Mot H’ble Serv’t ALS , ViMtvL . In his account with George William Fairfax, GW indicates that on 26 April 1774 he received from...
34From George Washington to Osgood Hanbury & Company, 30 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
On the 25th (Instt) I drew upon you in favour of the Reverend Doctr Myles Cooper, President of the College in New York, at which Mr Custis has been at School, for Sixty five pounds Sterlg; and of this date, have again drawn on you for the further Sum of One hundred and Ten pounds Sterlg payable to Captn William McGachin on Order, both of which Sums please to pay, & place to the debit of Mr...
35Cash Accounts, May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Cash May 13— To Cash recd from Mr Hunter Rent [£] 10. 0.0 To Ditto won at Cards 1. 0.0 17— To Ditto recd of Doctr [James] Carter—a yrs Intt of his Bond 10.16.0 To Ditto recd from Colo. Andw Lewis on acct of his Land under the Proclamation of 1754 10. 9.9 18— To Cash won at Cards 2.10.0 20— To Ditto recd from Mr Frans Whiting on acct of Rent 40. 0.0 23— To Ditto won at Cards 1.10.0
36To George Washington from John Connolly, 1 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I just snatch this minute by Major McDonald to acqu⟨ mutilated ⟩ You, that we are all in infinite confusion at this place, owing to ⟨ mutilated ⟩tilities now actually begun, & subsisting between us, & the Indians: ⟨ mutilated ⟩ Amount of which I have in a brief manner mentioned to His Exce⟨ mutilated ⟩ Lord Dunmore—I have this day sent Expresses into ⟨ mutilated ⟩ the different parts of the...
37From George Washington to William McGachen, 1 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have Bills on Messrs Osgood Hanbury & Co. for One hundred and Ten pounds Sterlg which be so good as to apply in discharge of payment for the Servants you obligingly bought for me. I really forgot to send these Bills by the last Post, but hope they are not much out of time now. Be pleased to let the Inclosed Letter of advice accompany the Bills, and accept my hearty thanks for the...
38To George Washington from Gilbert Simpson, 4 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
This Coms To Let you know That The Cuntry is at This Time in Great Confusion By Meens of The indians deClairing War against us and I suppose There has Brook up and Gon off at Leest Five hundred Familys Within one Weak past But I determain To Stand To The Last or Loos My Lif With What I have: There has Ben Two or Three scrumagses With White people and indians There has Been Nineteen indians...
39From George Washington to Francis Willis, 4 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Francis Willis, Jr., 4 May 1774. Willis wrote GW on 15 May that he had “receiv’d yours of the 4th Instant.”
40From George Washington to Thomas Lewis, 5 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 31st of March did not come to my hands ’till the latter end of last month; and no direct opportunity that I have heard of, has offered since, this letter taking the chance of conveyance from place to place only. Immediately upon the receipt of your favor by Mr Young, I dispatched a letter to Capt. Crawford (covering yours to him) pointing out the necessity of his attempting...
41To George Washington from Arthur St. Clair, 5 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Tho. I am an utter Stranger I have taken the Liberty to write to you and request your Advice and Assistance for the Bearer Mrs Fraser the Widow of Mr John Fraser late of Bedford in this Province. Mr Fraser has in his life time often mentioned to me a great loss he met with at the Battle of the Meadows, and amongst his Papers, after his Death, an Account of it was found—The Colony of Virginia...
42To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 6 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the disturbence betwen the white people and the Indens has pervented My going down the River as all the Jentlemen that went down is Returnd and Chefley Lost all there bagege as I have wrote More pertickler in My other and will Refair you to My Brother Lettr for the News. I got My Canews and all My provisons Redy and Should have Set of in 2 or 3 days but for this...
43To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 7 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the Indens have Stopt all the J[e]ntlemen from going down the River In the first place the Indens Kild one Murfey a trader and wounded and a Nother and Robed the Canews which Elarmed the Jentlemen verey Much and Michal Crisop tuck [a] partey of Men and went and way Laid Som Canews that wase going down the River and Shot two Endins out of them and Scalped them and...
44From George Washington to Francis Willis, 8 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Francis Willis, Jr., 8 May 1774. Willis wrote GW on 15 May : “I have likewis receivd yours of the 8th instant.”
45To George Washington from William Crawford, 8 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have the Drafts of the round bottom and your Shertees Land don Agreeable to Mr Lewis Derection—I Should have sent them from Stanton but Mr Lewis had set out for Cheet river before I got there, and I wanted him to See the Returns before I Sent them to you I was Still Disopinted, before I cold Return back again Mr Lewis Sit hom Again and I understand he will be in Williamsburgh soon...
46From George Washington to Robert McMickan, 10 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am much indebted to you for the many unanswered Letters you have been pleased to write me, & thank you very sincerely for the trouble you have had in the management of my business with Mr Daniel Jenifer Adams; but as my Connexion with that worthless young Fellow began in an ill-fated hour, so has it continued, and is like to end. From his idle, and ill formed expectation of obtaining...
47To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 13 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
to Lett you Now all your Sarvents is well and None Run away Mr Simson has got as Maney of the Carpenters as he Can find work for and hes got Som of the Sarvents Esisting about the Seat for the Mill till this Storm of the Indens Blows over. we this day Receved Som News from wheeling and Severell of the Inhapitanes of that part is gon Back and planten of there Corn David Shephard that Lives down...
48From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 15 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 15 May 1774. On 30 June 1786 GW wrote Fairfax : “The letters of . . . 15th of May [1774] . . . contain a full, & accurate acct of every thing that had occurred relative to your business.”
49To George Washington from Francis Willis, Jr., 15 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d yours of the 4th Instant and am much obligd to you for inquireing into the State of things at Belvoir, as one word from you will be more observed by Daniel Stone than half a doz. letters from me, I have weekly proposed down their for Some time, and nothing but the consideration of promoteing Colonel Fairfax’s intrest has prevented me. things being much out of Order I was under a...
50William Ramsay, Robert Adam and Carlyle & Dalton to GW and John West, 16 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
With this you will receive three petitions to be laid before your honorable House respecting the duty on Rum, an inlargement of our Town, draining the Marsh lots &c. the other is relative to the Herring fishery which you well know, is become very considerable and therefore worthy of Attention. Perhaps it may be only necessary to say something respecting the inlargement of our Town & the other...
51To George Washington from Robert Adam, 17 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Our Rum Petition and also one for the Inspection of herrings was forwarded to you yesterday by Post and hope it will be in time. along with each there is a little Memorandum for your peruseall, As the greatest difficulty seems to Arise in raiseing a Sum equivolent to that now raised on Rum imported I am in great hopes that will in some measure be Obviated when the Mode now proposed is duely...
52To George Washington from Edward Snickers, 20 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I have received a Letter from Mr Hughes directed to you, and One to William Bird Esqre to your care; which please to deliver; And the Contents (I believe) is, to get him his Warrants for his Lands, which, I hope, you will endeavour to do, and send them to me by the Bearer Mr Smith, and I will take them to him immediately, that he may make Sale of One of them to get himself out of Prison. I...
53To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 21 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
We have obtained a Judgement vs. Doctor Savage for the whole Sum that we expected, amounting to £600, and upwards. I have since spoke to Doctor Savage on the Matter. He now proposes to leave the Affair to Arbitration, alledging the Equity he might have in a Court of Chancery on Account of the Deed of Relinquishment entered into or executed by Mrs Savage before she left Virginia. I have told...
54To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I had the favor of yours of the 22d of Decr—73 which came to hand the 10th of Febry—74, your polite attention to me, and the elegant manner you acknowledge the rect of my Letters require more expressions of Gratitude than I am Mistress of, I feel my situation, and trust in God ere long your behaviour on this occasion will be rewarded in some publick manner, to induce others to follow your...
55To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Embracs this oppertunity by the Exprass that Coneley Sent to govener to Let you Know all your Sarvents is well and None Run a way. from Everey acounts Capt. Coneley Can get from the Enden towns they are determed for ware and Coneley has Sent to all the inhabetance of Monongulah to Let them no there is a Large Numbr of the Shanee Indens Left there towns in order to Cut of the frounte⟨er⟩...
56From George Washington to William Crawford, 27 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Crawford, 27 May 1774. On 8 June Crawford wrote GW that he had received GW’s letters “dated 27th of May.”
57To George Washington from William Preston, 27 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to my Promise I directed Mr Floyd an Assistant to Survey your Land on Cole River on his Way to the Ohio, which he did and in a few Days afterwards sent me the Plot by Mr Thomas Hog. Mr Spotswood Dandridge who left the Surveyors on the Ohio after Hog Parted with them, wrote me that Mr Hog and two other Men with him had never since been heard of. I have had no Opportunity of writing to...
58To George Washington from John Connolly, 28 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
The infinate confusion into which this country ⟨ mutilated ⟩ by our disagreement with the indians, has heretofore put it ou⟨ mutilated ⟩ power to continue a desirable correspondence with you, but a⟨ mutilated ⟩ importance of the Subject urges, and your interest may be par⟨ mutilated ⟩ Servicable; together with the pleasure I feel in maintaining an ⟨ mutilated ⟩ctive intercourse with you, I...
59To George Washington from Francis Willis, 29 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Francis Willis, Jr., 29 May 1774. The letter is listed in Charles Heartman’s catalog, item 286, 12 Oct. 1929.
60To George Washington from Thomas Eden & Company, 31 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Being without any of your favours since our last respects ⅌ Capt. Boucher we have chiefly to hand you Account sales of the 4 hogheads Tobo you favour’d us with ⅌ the Sim Nett proceeds to ⟨your Credit⟩ £⟨14⟩.17.2 which considering the quality & situation of our Markets, was the most we could obtain for them—Our prices are a little mended now particularly real good Tobo sells very well. We...