To George Washington from William Skilling, 28 July 1784

From William Skilling

Caroline County [Va.] July 28th 1784

Sir

I Receivd your letter of the 22nd of July wherein you inform me that Col: Bassett thinks that mr Randolph made a mistake in offering me thirty pounds Sterling pr year. it could not be any mistake of the genleman, as he wrote me two different Letters—in the first he offerd me thirty pounds Currency & on my refusal he Sent me the other—Which I enclos’d to you in my firist letter—I am at present employ’d at a Dollar pr day & a pint of spirits and I am very well entertained and have as much worke as I can possibly do till the middle of November by that time I Shall finish the worke that I have Engag’d & if health permits you may then depend on my Coming as I should much rather serve you than any other 1—from Sir Yr most obt Humle servt

William Skilling

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. On 6 April 1785 GW paid Skilling £6.4.0 “on Accot of Wages” (Ledger B description begins General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends ), but later in the month Skilling became ill and, if he did survive, seems not to have continued to work for GW. See Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 4:135–36.

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Title: To George Washington from William Skilling, 28 July 1784
Author: Skilling, William
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 28 July 1784

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Cite as: “To George Washington from William Skilling, 28 July 1784,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-02-02-0015. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series, vol. 2, 18 July 1784 – 18 May 1785, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1992, pp. 14–15.]

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