Sometime time ago you published a letter from Gen. Washington to a friend of his, written during the Indian War.

I shall go from hence this afternoon if the wind permits, and in that event hope to be in Frankfort on Thursday next, where or at Bristol I shall rely upon meeting you.

Should Mr Wayne not be in Phila you will oblige him by sending the enclosed to him immediately by express, as it is important that he should meet me at Frankfort the day after tomorrow.

I shall spend this evening at Bristol and tomorrow at Princeton. Should you receive this letter in time I hope it will be in your power to overtake me at one of those places.

Your favour bearing date the 18th Inst. was duly Recd. accept my thanks for your promise of particular attention to my request, – and be assured I shall esteem myself highly honored by should your choice devolve on me. — 

I have just received your letter inclosing your notes on the parts of the life which you have read. I am sorry they are not more ample – but I hasten to advert to the circumstance mentiond by Mr. Wayne which is of real importance.

I am happy in being able to remove [your] the uneasiness, expressed in your letter of the 9th, respecting what has been done. – Mr. Morgan is Satisfied.

Your letter of the 31st. Decr. mentioning that one of the manuscript Copies has been delivered to you to [act partially] upon gives me great uneasiness.

Your two letters under the dates of Dec 22 & Dec. 27, came to hand in course of the mail.

Duly estimating the importance of Mr Weems going off immediately to the Southward, that the opportunity might not be lost of meeting the legislatures of those states in Session, I sent for him to meet me here yesterday.

Your favor of the 16 came to hand this evening as did also one from the Chief Justice covering the title page & preface to the history. I communicate to him by this post your sentiments respecting the proper period at which to close the 1st.… Continue Reading To Caleb Parry Wayne, 22 Dec. 1803

I recd your letter, and have been disappointed in not seeing you here agreeable to your promise.

Your letter of the inst came to hand in course of the mail, but as I had to write to Mr Marshall & to await his answer, I have not been able sooner to acknowledge it. – The complaints which you mention on account of the delay in the publicatio… Continue Reading To Caleb Parry Wayne, 18 Dec. 1803

Enclosed you will find the original letter written by the General. Mr. Hamilton, editor of the Lancaster Journal, informs me in his letter to me says, – "It was found among the papers of the late Dr.

I have the satisfaction to acknowledge the Rect. of your esteemed favour of the 24th. I regret to learn I sincerely & learn with regret the loss you & Mrs. Washington have Sustained by the demise of the worthy Col.

Mr. Marshall requests that you will endeavour to procure for him from the editor of the Lancaster Journal or of the federal paper in that place the original letter from Genl Washington, which he has published.

The first vol. will be copied this month & if it were not necessary to take another copy for Mr Morgan it would be immediately sent on. I expect however that the delay from this circumstance will not be considerable.