1To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, 18 February 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 18 Feb. 1793. GW wrote Bassett on 4 Mar. , “Your letter of the 18th Ulto, & its enclosure, came duly to hand.”
2To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, Jr., 2 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
I am gretefully sensible of the friendly sentiments communicated in your favor of the 4th of March[.] The death of my dear father was rendered the more distressing as from the apparent strength of his constitution he had a right to expect to enjoy life for many years had not that fatal accident have happened. But humane expectations seems almost to be formed only for disappointment it is...