To George Washington from William Gordon, 19 September 1785
From William Gordon
Boston Sepr 19. 1785
My dear Sir
Have ⟨just reed⟩ your letter with the Contents written by Mr Mc⟨Henry⟩, & shall attend to your obliging hints, will be more full in my next.1 Was alarmed at the black seal, & find no particular mention of the occasion.2 Wish your Lady better health, in which Mrs Gordon would join me & in best respects to yourself, did she know of my writing. Your sincere friend & humble servant
William Gordon
ALS, DLC:GW. The manuscript is mutilated, and the words in angle brackets are conjectures.
1. See GW to Gordon, 31 August. See also Gordon’s letter of 26 September.
2. Martha Washington’s mother and brother, Frances Jones Dandridge and Bartholomew Dandridge, died in April 1785.