[Williamsburg] decr 20th [1754]
Sir
I recd Yr Letter1 but at prest cannot order You the Money You say due you as Adjutt[.] wn the Council meets I shall let them know Yr Demd & if they agree with me it will be pd2—I am Sir Yr humble Servt
LB, ViHi: Dinwiddie Papers.
1. The letter has not been found.
2. While he was in Williamsburg in Oct. 1754 GW received £50 for “my Salary as Adjutant” (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 10, DLC:GW). His next payment, which he received in May 1755, was for £61 on account of “my Pay &ca” (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 21, DLC:GW).
