This correspondence relates to Bushrod Washington’s and John Marshall’s efforts to produce a biography for George Washington. Bushrod inherited Mount Vernon, and this situation gave him unparalleled access to the general’s public and private letters. Held back by his impaired vision, Bushrod turned to John Marshall to serve as author while he handled the business affairs. The published biography, released in multiple volumes, detailed the general’s military career and presidency and contained unique insight derived from these letters.
In the letters lately addressed to you I have forgotten to mention a circumstance which deserves some attention.
I had the pleasure this morning of recieving your favour of the 20th. I am heartily rejoiced at hearing of any proposition to print a 2d.
I received your letter expressing your wish to know the principle decided in the case of the Bank of the U.S. v Dandridge’s securities.
from the politeness that you made me when at your house at Mount Vernon, and the friendship that subsisted betwen your Uncle President Washington and my Hamilton I feel persuaded, had he out liv… Continue Reading From Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, 2 March 1818
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I thank you for the kind solicitude expressed in your letter of the 3d.
I had the pleasure to recieve your letters by Mr Deleport and Mr Parish, and whilst I feel flattered by these proofs of your recollection, I have to thank you for introductions to two gentlemen who seem so well to deserve wh… Continue Reading To Lafayette, 20 July 1806
I Have not Had, this long while, a letter from you, But my inquiries after you Have kept up a kind of Communication— the departure of a frigate affords me a More direct opportunity to advise you, and to Request an Answer By… Continue Reading From Lafayette, 15 Dec. 1811
I recd some time since from the Chief Justice the Copies of the letters of Genl Washington, but too late in the Season to forward them to Phila.… Continue Reading To Abraham Small, 15 Jan. 1825
I have Just returned from Phila. when your favor of the 28th Sept. was put into my hands.
I have at length succeeded in collecting together your letters to Genl Washington and some copies of his to you, which it affords me great pleasure to have accomplished & still greater to forward them to you.… Continue Reading To Lafayette, 9 Jan. 1817
I am closely engaged in preparing my corrections of the life, and have no doubt they will be in perfect readiness by the winter, should any printer be disposed to engage in the publication.
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter written immediately after your return from Philadelphia and am much obliged by your kind enquiries for “The Calm Observer.” I now believe that those papers were never in the pamp[… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 31 May 1826
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.
I received on my return from North Carolina your favor inclosing a check on the bank of Virga for $500 being my share of the third instalment from Mr Wayne.
Sometime time ago you published a letter from Gen. Washington to a friend of his, written during the Indian War.
On receiving your letter I made the necessary inquiries respecting the lands for which taxes have not been paid. The money can no longer be received in the auditors office but must be paid in the county to the sheriff.… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 3 April 1815
I had the pleasure of receiving on my return from the upper country your letter dated in August.
I have received the box of letters by the steam boat.
Soon after receiving the box containing the correspondence copied at this place I commenced a careful reperusal of it & have just finished that part which concerns the old war of 1754.