Sometime time ago you published a letter from Gen. Washington to a friend of his, written during the Indian War. you introduced the letter by observing that it was copied from the “original” & that if the compiler¹ of the Hist. desired would be furnished with it on application. I sent the printed letter to Judge Washington & he has this day wrote to me as follows, viz

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["]Mount Vernon Nov. 24, 1803

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. As it is possible I may be delayed a day on the road, on account of the wind which is now blowing too hard to permit me to cross, I have thought it best to name the earliest day. – In haste I am very respectfully yrs

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. The letter is sent under cover to you at his request – excuse the trouble I give you & believe me Sir very respectfully yrs

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. Should you not do so, I think you will find it proper to come on to New York, that the business in which you are engaged may be put in motion without delay. I am Very respectfully yrs.

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 had designed barely to hint at Braddocks defeat in the first volume & to detail the circumstances minutely in the second & thought I had done so, but on looking into what I believe is the 12th chapter I find I have been much more particular than I thought myself or woud wish to be.

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. I explained fully to him what I long before had stated to him on the Subject. – I hope no censure will attach to Mr. Marshall but that I alone may be considered in fault. tho' I confess I cannot conceive of there being any thing dishonorable in the business.