68371From George Washington to Robert Adam, 13 January 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Robert Adam, c.13 Jan. 1774. On c.13 Jan. 1774 Adam wrote to GW : “I am favoured with yours.” GW’s missing letter of c.13 Jan. was in answer to a letter from Adam dated 12 January .
68372From George Washington to George Young, 13 January 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George Young, c.13 Jan. 1774. On c.13 Jan. 1774 Robert Adam wrote to GW : “I am favoured with yours, as Also for My Young.” For the dating of this letter, see note 1 in GW to Robert Adam, same date .
68373To George Washington from Robert Adam, 13 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours, as Also for Mr Young which I have delivered him; he seems Satissfyed with your proposal and senceable that he will save more than he Could in Such a place as Bladensburgh from the Wages he had there, And now waits upon you himself —I have Dropt two lines to the Doctr desereing to let me know if there was any particular reason for his leaveing his Employ when I receive...
68374To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is the Expences of Last sumers Trip a survaying the soldiers Land, and two Small things omited in the former Acounts four Bags Roted out the first Trip in the wett weather and the Kaggs was let go on the Difrent times com up for Provision to people and maid use of going Down to put flower and salt in. Should you have setled with the Company for the hole never mind them you may strick...
68375From George Washington to William Black, 17 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I was not a little surprized when informed by your own letter, as well as from Mr Hills, of Mrs Black’s having refused to acknowledge her right of Dower in the Lands I bought of you. Did you not repeatedly assure me, that she was ready at all times, to relinquish her right? And did she not signify as much to me herself, as I brought her from Williamsburg to Colo. Bassett’s? From whence then...
68376From George Washington to James Hill, 17 January 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Hill, c.17 Jan. 1774. In a letter to Bartholomew Dandridge of c.12 Feb. , GW spoke of “a Letter which I have just receivd from Mr [George] Wythe (in answer to one I wrote him [on 17 Jan.], and at the sametime I did to Mr [James] Hill.”
68377From George Washington to George Wythe, 17 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I find my trouble is not like to be at an end with Mr Black; Mrs Black (by his procurement I think I could almost venture to say) has refused to execute the Deeds you drew from them to me; and which is still more extraordinary, he himself has denied possession of the Mills (as Mr Hill informs me) & the other premises generally, as you may see by his letter to me, forwarded to Mr Hill, ’till I...
68378From George Washington to Emmanuel Jones, 25 January 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Emmanuel Jones, Jr., 25 Jan. 1774. On 18 Feb. Jones wrote GW : “Your favour of the 25th Jany I receiv’d last night.”
68379From George Washington to Angus McDonald, 28 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a Certificate of your having served as an Officer in the Virginia Regiment; as to your Services in the Militia, I have nothing at all to do with them, & am pretty sure they will not be allowed. at least this is my private opinion. the Governor however is, unless he chooses to advise with the Council, the sole judge of these matters, & from him only, can you be satisfied in...
68380From George Washington to George Muse, 29 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Your impertinent Letter of the 24th ulto, was delivered to me yesterday by Mr Smith —As I am not accustomed to receive such from any Man, nor would have taken the same language from you personally, without letting you feel some marks of my resentment; I would advise you to be cautious in writing me a second of the same tenour; for though I understand you were drunk when you did it, yet give me...