From George Washington to Isaac Story, 14 April 1795

To Isaac Story

Philadelphia 14th Aprl 1795

Sir,

In the moment of my departure for Virginia,1 I received, and pray you to accept my thanks for, the Sermons you had the goodness to send me; notwithstanding it has not been in my power to give the⟨m⟩ a reading;2 With respect I am—Sir Your Obedt Hble Serv⟨t⟩

Go: Washington

ALS, MC.

1. GW left Philadelphia for Mount Vernon on this date (see Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 6:200).

2. For the two sermons that Story recently had sent GW in pamphlet form, see Story to GW, c.4-10 April, and n.2.

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Title: From George Washington to Isaac Story, 14 April 1795
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Story, Isaac
Date: 14 April 1795

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Isaac Story, 14 April 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-18-02-0036. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 18, 1 April–30 September 1795, ed. Carol S. Ebel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 46.]

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