From George Washington to Willing, Morris, & Swanwick, 10 June 1785

To Willing, Morris, & Swanwick

Mt Vernon 10th June 1785.

Gentn,

No such person as Mr Lang being in my employ, & having no knowledge of such a character myself, I detained the letter to him until I could make some enquiries of others: these proving fruitless, you will receive under cover, the letter which was committed to my care. with esteem I am, Gentn Yrs &c.

G: Washington

LB, DLC:GW.

John Swanwick (1740–1798) had been a clerk in the firm of (Thomas) Willing & (Robert) Morris before becoming a partner in the Philadelphia firm in September 1783. The forwarded letter has not been identified.

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Title: From George Washington to Willing, Morris, & Swanwick, 10 June 1785
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Willing, Morris, & Swanwick
Date: 10 June 1785

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Willing, Morris, & Swanwick, 10 June 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-03-02-0042. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series, vol. 3, 19 May 1785 – 31 March 1786, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, pp. 49–50.]