William Deakins, Jr., to George Washington, 18 August 1797

From William Deakins, Jr.

Geo[rge] Town August 18th 1797

Dear Sir

Since I had the pleasure of seeing you I have made enquiry for Rye & find no Quantity can be had at a reasonable Price our Farmers Ask one Dollar ⅌ Bushel & cannot engage to deliver it sooner than the Middle of October. I have therefore declined to make any engagements for it—I set out for the Allegany to day & will make one more ⟨mutilated⟩ to get you the Genuin Glade Oats.1 I am with Great Respect Dear Sir Your Obt Servt

Will. Deakins Junr

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. For references to GW’s search for rye, see GW to William Pearce, 14 Aug., n.1.

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Title: William Deakins, Jr., to George Washington, 18 August 1797
Author: Deakins, William, Jr.
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 18 August 1797

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Cite as: “William Deakins, Jr., to George Washington, 18 August 1797,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/06-01-02-0267. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Retirement Series, vol. 1, 4 March 1797 – 30 December 1797, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, p. 304.]

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