3031From George Washington to James Wood, 28 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
If thanks flowing from a heart replete with joy and Gratitude can in any Measure compensate for the fatigue anxiety & Pain you had at my Election be assurd you have them. tis a poor, but I am convincd welcome tribute to a generous Mind—such, I believe yours to be. How I shall thank Mrs Wood for her favourable wishes? and how acknowledge my Sense of Obligations to the People in General for...
3032From George Washington to Gabriel Jones, 29 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to return you my sincerest thanks for your great assistance at the late Election; and to assure you, that I shall ever return a lively sense of the favour. I am extreme sorry that you neglected your own Election in Augusta by this means—but I hope you are secure in Hampshire. Our Expedition seems overcast with too many Ills to give you any satisfaction in a transient relation of...
3033From George Washington to Robert Rutherford, 29 July 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Robert Rutherford, 29 July 1758. On 31 July Rutherford wrote to GW : “I Received Your kind favour of the 29th.”
3034To George Washington from Charles Smith, 30 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Received Your favour July the 25th by Mr Campbel’s man, the Inclosed I have Sent Down by a Safe Hand, and according to Your Directions I have Sent by the bearer Six plates and a dish, I received a Letter the Date of the 20th Inst. from the Governor of Virginia wherein he has Informed me that Lord Fairffax and Captn Rutherford has wrote to him, Concerning the 20 Rangers that was Stationed...
3035From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Fisher, 31 July 1758 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania We have been return’d but a few Days from our Ramble thro’ a great Part of England. Your kind Letter for which we thank you, is come to hand, acquainting us of the finding of my Son’s Ring. He has since receiv’d it. Your Entertainment of us was very kind and good, and needed no Apology. When we left you, we went to Ecton, where, by the Help of good...
3036To George Washington from Robert Rutherford, 31 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Received Your kind favour of the 29th in a Large Packet. the other Letters therein Contained, I have given Mostly with my own hand. and shall take Particular Care that the remainder be delivered Punctualy, also to make known to your friends in genl how deeply you are Possess’d of Gratitude. Too Sensible of your Good intentions towards my Self and Company as well towards the whole of the...
3037A Letter from Father Abraham to His Beloved Son, August 1758 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-England Magazine , I , no. 1 (August 1758), 20–8. About a year after Franklin’s nephew, Benjamin Mecom, had set up his press in Boston, he launched upon the ambitious plan of publishing a magazine. The first of the three issues (all that ever appeared) of this journal, the New-England Magazine , was dated August 1758. Among its contents are Mecom’s dedication to “a good old...
3038From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 2 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Those matters we talkd of relative to the Roads, has since our parting been the object of my closest attention: and so far am I from altering my opinion, that the more time and attention I give thereto, the more I am confirmd in it; as the validity of the Reasons for taking the old Road appear in a stronger point of view. To enumerate the whole of these Reasons woud be tedious: and to you who...
3039From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 2 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I am just returnd from a Conference held with Colo. Bouquet. I find him fixd—I think I may say fix’d, upon leading you a New way to the Ohio; thro. a Road, every Inch of it to cut, at this advancd Season, when we have scarce time left to tread the beaten Tract; universally confessd to be the best Passage through the Mountains. If Colo. Bouquet succeeds in this point with the General—all is...
3040To George Washington from Francis Halkett, 2 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Received your letter, & Returns from Fort Cumberland. as to my giveing you my advice about the covers for your locks, I think you are the properest judge what can be done at F. Cumberland, being immediately upon the Spot, and we can send you no assistance from hence, as many as can, I would provide, those you cannot, their is no helpe for, their Blankets will always be a greate safety to...
3041To George Washington from Adam Stephen, 2 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
It gives me great Concern to acquaint you that Liut. Lawson & two men of your Regiment are down in the Small pox—It first discoverd it self yesterday, when I immediatly Set about Building an Hospital at a distance from Camp to receve the Infected—and reconnoitred ground for a New Camp for the Virginians, which is to be mov’d to day 2 miles S.E. of this Place—All the men taken with the disease...
3042To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 3 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure of two Letters from you this morning, and as one of them was upon a most important subject, I read it with great attention, as every thing that has been so seriously considered by you deserves my utmost regard, your arguments are clear, and delivered with that openess and candour that becomes a Gentleman and a Soldier, but give me leave my Dear Sir to answer you in the same...
3043To George Washington from Christopher Hardwick, 3 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your’s of the 13th Ulto I have Received by Mr Smith, I have done my Endeavours to get you a satisfactory Acct about the flour, but can get no other than what you have Already got, but that Mr Perkins received one order from you to the Baker for 200 Wt & accordingly Deliverd it, his Miller also says that several persons at Different Times came from you to him for flour, & that he Accordingly...
3044To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I forgot to mention in my Letter of yesterday your Second Company of artificers, which I beg you will Send here with their Tools, Tents & Bagage. By the Waggon which brought here the Cloathing for Capt. Field’s Company, I send 12 Tents for the four Compys of your Regt at Cumberland; I think it is the number wanted, but if I was mistaken having not the Return under my hand, Please to let me...
3045To George Washington from John Carlyle, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed I took out of the Mail going to Wmburg Expecting it Woud Meet a reader Passage to You from hence[.] I Send it Up to the Care of Mr Smith. I have the Pleasure to Acquaint You That Copithorn is Arrived Safe at Bristoll tho’ its Said he has Damaged Sum of his Tobacco. We have No News here Yr Work seem to be Goes on Well, Mrs Carlyle & Mr Dalton Joyn Me In Compts & am Dr Sir Yr Very...
3046To George Washington from Henry Prather, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to my Instructions from his Excelency Horatio Sharpe Ime orderd to write to you for an Escort, with waggons; to take Ninteen Lode of his Majesties stores from this to Fort Cumbd & I shall Like wise wate here with Eight men to assist with them up & Shall want Provision sent with the Waggons as we have none but what I borrow. Am with Respect Your Most Obedient Humbel St ALS , DLC:GW ....
3047To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Last night 37 Waggons with Muskett Ball came here from Fort Frederick 18 of which were unloaded here and returns to Fort Frederick for more the other 19 proceeds to Fort Cumberland, Govr Sharpe desir’d Captain Ware Commandg the Escort to apply to me for a small Reinforcement to the Convoy now going to Fort Cumberland I have added a Serjeant & 12 to it which makes it near 50 Effectives. Lieut....
3048From George Washington to Francis Fauquier, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Governor Fauquier Honble Sir Fort Cumberld Camp 5th August 1758. Your favour of the 20th Ulto I was honourd with the day before Yesterday. I am sorry to find Mr Smith has not sent you a return of the Arms—nor Mr Ramsay one of the Provision’s. I will write to both those Gentlemen ⟨for⟩ the reason. Inclosd is a return of the first Regiment. I neglected till now—purposely—since my last of the...
3049To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have scarcely time to acquaint you, That I was Yesterday at Mount Vernon to Visit Mr Patterson, who consulted me about taking up the upper Floors, as you gave him no orders about them, whereupon I had them clean’d in order to View them the better, and found most of them very uneaven and several defective planks, upon which I made Patterson calculate the difference of Expence between New...
3050To George Washington from Charles Smith, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd Your Favour by the Indians Which According to Your Orders I have Furnised the Carrolinia Detachment with Armes & Ammonition; Your Over Sear & myself went Yesterday to Capt. Parkins’es to see if we Could Get any Intiligence of the Remainder Part of Your Flwor which the Miller Informes me that by Your Orders Lestways Bishops that he was to Deliver to Smith the Baker 200 Wt, & to...
3051To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I last night had the pleasure of receiving your very agreeable and obliging favour by Mr Gist, 15 of the men that he brought down with him Join’d to the old Guard Escorts the waggons with the Remainder of the Ball to Fort Cumberland. Jenkins with a Corporal & 6 Horse set out from here highly pleas’d with his Escort[.] I gave the Corporal orders to see him over Spring Gap Mountain and much...
3052From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 6 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The Generals Orders, or the Orders of any Superior Officer will, when once given, be a Law to me. I shall never hesitate in obeyg them—but, till this Order came out, I thought it Incumbent upon me to say what I coud to divert you (the Commanding Officer present) from a resolution of opening a new Road, of which I had the most unfavourable reports, and believd from the hight of the Hills—the...
3053From George Washington to Henry Bouquet, 7 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Captn Waggoner with 50 Men & 19 Waggon’s wait upon you for Provisions agreeable to my Yesterday’s Return. A Letter which I have just receivd from Mr Walker tells me, that the Convoy may be expected at Pearsalls the 15th; and desires that the Escort (already consisting of 75 Men) may be reinforcd; as the Waggon’s and Cattle will cover a large space of Ground. Pray what will you have done with...
3054From George Washington to Robert Stewart, 7 August 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Robert Stewart, 7 Aug. 1758. On 8 Aug. Stewart wrote to GW : “Early this morning I had the very great pleasure of recg your very acceptable Letter of yesterday.”
3055From George Washington to Christopher Hardwick, 8 August 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Christopher Hardwick, 8 Aug. 1758. On 26 Aug. Hardwick wrote to GW : “Yours of the 8th Instant Came to hand the 20th.”
3056To George Washington from John Carlyle, 8 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Wrote You A few days Ago & Acquainted you that the Newgent Only Capt. Copethorn had gote Safe home, tho’ had damaged A little of his Tobacco (Yours I hope & Mine Are out of that Quantity) To the Above Letter I desire to be referr’d & Now I have Very little to Say more then that I wou’d not Lett an Oppertunity Slip, With out Giveing you the Trouble of A few lines to keep Up A Correspondence...
3057To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 8 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Early this morning I had the very great pleasure of recg your very acceptable Letter of yesterday, Covering Major Halkett’s of the 2d Inst., and with infinite satisfaction observe that fresh mark of your sincere Friendship, and would be quite happy by Fortune’s presenting me with opportunities of testifying the high sense which my grateful heart will ever retain of it. I need not say how happy...
3058From George Washington to John Carlyle, 9 August 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Carlyle, 9 Aug. 1758. On 22 Aug. Carlyle wrote to GW : “I Was favd with yours of the 9h.”
3059To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 9 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I received your Canteens by the Waggons which brought up the Artillery & delivered them immediately to the Care of Capt. Stewart who informs me he forwarded them by Lt Campbell the day they arrived , I wish you could have had them sooner, they cost £3.19.0 at Philada & 18/ for their Carriage to Carlisle the Ballance due you shall repay when I have the pleasure of seeing you again I’m afraid...
3060To George Washington from John St. Clair, 9 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Mr Long the Waggon Mr of Maryland arrived here last night with 18 Waggons, which are to be loaded this day and shall set off for fort Cumberland with about 50 Waggons empty, these with Mr Longs 18 are to return to this place loaded as follows, which I beg you will give directions about. Waggons 350 Boxes Muskett Ball 14 in a Waggon 25 200 Eight Inch Shells 30 in a Waggon 7 700 Royal Shells 100...