The following letters pertain to “General Washington’s Works,” a published collection of George Washington’s correspondences with military, political, and personal acquaintances. Jared Sparks, the editor, received many such letters when helping Bushrod Washington and John Marshall publish a biography of the general. Sparks’s familiarity with these resources led Bushrod and John Marshall to trust in him for this new project.
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I have to acknowledge the rect of your letter of the 6th of Augt which having had to trail after me from Alexa. to this part of the state did not reach me till long after its date.… Continue Reading To Jared Sparks, 6 Sept. 1827
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I left Mt Vernon in July and after spending the inter<ven>ing time in our mountainous Country, I arrived at this place the day before yesterday— Your favor of the 7th followed, but d… Continue Reading To Jared Sparks, 28 Sept. 1829
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Your letter of the 26th Jany was delivered to me by Mr Just. Story & I owe you an apology for the delay which has taken place in answering it.… Continue Reading To Jared Sparks, 13 March 1826
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With this I send you a letter for Judge Washington, and another for Judge Marshall.… Continue Reading Jared Sparks to Joseph Story, 26 Jan. 1826
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Agreably to Your kind Request I Return the Original Letters which You Have Been pleased to Intrust to me.
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On my return from Fauquier a few days past I received the copy of a letter addressed to you by Mr Sparks resp… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 2 May 1827
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Your kind favor of the 9th instant has been received, and I am much gratified with the expressions of confidence with which you honor me.
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Your letter of the 21st has just reached me. I am astonished at the failure of my letter in answer to that which contained the proposition of Mr Sparks.
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I recd your letter of the 2d inst. in Phila.
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I left Mt Vernon in July, and after spending the intervening time in our mountainous country, I arrived at this place the day before yesterday. Your favor of the 7th inst. followed, but did not overtake me until within the last hour.
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I have to acknowledge the rect of your letter of the 6th of Augt which, having had to travel after me from Alexandria to this part of the state did not reach me 'till long after its date.
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Since my last to you I have received your two favors of May 31 and June 14th. I could find no papers whatever relating to Mr David M. Randolph's case. I wrote to him on the subject immediately.
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I duly recd your favor of the 4th from Phila.
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Since I left Mount Vernon, it has forcibly occurred to me, that it will be best to have all the letters received by General Washington sent to Boston.
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Your favor of the 29th ultimo has reached me, and I need not say that I am gratified with your consent to have the papers removed, on the conditions stated in my last letter.
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Since the rect of your favor of the 17th inst.
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By a letter just received from the Chief Justice, I find that he has had in his possession the copies you mentioned of General Washington's letters during the French war, which he has sent to Alexandria.
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Having been here two weeks, very diligently employed in taking a general survey of the papers, I am happy to inform you, that my expectations in regard to their extent and value are fully realized.
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I write merely to remind you, that I shall be prepared to visit Mount Vernon in the first week of March, and propose to spend about three months in close application of examining the papers.
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Before I left Boston I received your favor of the 24th. Novr stating that you had under consideration my proposal respecting the papers of General Washington, and that you had written to Chief Justice Marshall on the subject.