68361To George Washington from John Aylett, 1 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
There is a deed of gift from your Lady, for several Slaves, to her Brother Bartholomew Dandridge, in Trust, for the Joint use of her decd Sister and her Sister Aylett, recorded in new Kent county court. The deed expresses the Slaves were alloted to her, by her Brother W. Dandridge, as, and for a proportionable, or Childs part, of the value of the Slaves, of Colo. Dandridges estate. I shall be...
68362To George Washington from James Hill, 1 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I this moment recd your letter & in answer to it—The reason why I have neglected sending up this good Spell of weather I have endeavourd to make as good a Collection as Possable but Am disappointed altogether only the £60 of Colo. Phill. Johnson which I shall send up But am doubtfull I shant make a Collection to answer the Demands agst the Estate & my wages[.] I have waited to make Sail of my...
68363From George Washington to James Mercer, 8 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 1st Instt, came to my hands yesterday, only —I am very glad to find that you settled the business with Lord Fairfax so much to your satisfaction; I cannot in this Letter, fix upon a time to attend the division of the Bullrun Land being in hourly expectation of seeing Captn Crawford, with whom I have some business to transact, and a time ⟨ mutilated ⟩ upon my Ohio Lands,...
68364To George Washington from Angus McDonald, 8 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
You have aplantation on powtomaak about 12 miles above the warm Spring and near my aplantation, there is one worthington Lives on your Land that dos you no good. if you will Send me derections I will Put Some body on it that will Either pay rent or make Some Improvement. I am Sir with Esteem your obedient Servant ALS , DLC:GW . On the reverse of this letter GW wrote: “On the 28th of this Instt...
68365To George Washington from Robert Adam, 9 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
The bearer hereof Mr Young is a young man that came a perfet Stranger to me about three years ago enquireing for employmt as an Assistant or Clerk And from his appearance then I thought there was something promiseing in his looks or that bid fair for doing well haveing at that time no occation for any person my self I recomended him to Doctr Ross who I had heard say wanted such a person, he...
68366To George Washington from Myles Cooper, 10 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I have received your’s and Mr Custis’s Letters of the 15th of December. For the many polite Expressions of Regard, in Both, I beg Leave to return my just Acknowledgements. I hope and earnestly wish, the young Adventurer may enjoy every Pleasure, in his new State, which his Imagination hath already formed: and, from every Account of the young Lady’s Disposition and Qualifications, and from my...
68367To George Washington from William Crawford, 10 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sence I wrote you Docter Connally calld on me on his way from Williamsburgh and tells me that it is now without Dout that the new Goverment is fallen through and Lord Dunmore to take charge of this Quarter what falls out Pensilvania. and he farther told me that you had aplyd for my Land as an Officer and Cold not obtain it without a Sertificat or my being Present which puts me to a Loss in Som...
68368To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 10 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Your very Obliging favour of the 15th of October, covering a Copy of one dated the 25th of Septr last is just come to me, the Original Letter, I have not received. After perusing yours, I am ashamed to find that my affairs gives you so much trouble, it was not my Intention to add to the multiplicity of business. I know you are engaged in more than I could possibilly avoid, which I endeavoured...
68369To George Washington from James Hill, 10–12 January 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Hill, 10–12 Jan. 1774. GW wrote Bartholomew Dandridge c.12 Feb .: “I had receivd . . . an imperfect acct of your Interview with Mr [William] Black from Mr Hill (dated the 10th or 12th of Jany).”
68370To George Washington from Robert Adam, 12 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours and Observe the Contents I am very senceable of the dissadvantages a person must Labour under who wants experimental knowledge in any undertakeing whatever & more especially in the plan that you have to execute at present. And that James Clievland is by farr a properer person for such Bussiness, but what Induced me to think of recomending Mr Young, was you mentioning...