Your letter dated in September came lately to my hands after having made a circuitous rout through many distant post offices as appears from the endorsements on it.

     I must again beg the favor of you to get the enclosed note discounted for me at the bank.

     I send to town today principally on account of the order on the Cashier of the Bank, which I omitted to send you sooner— It is now enclosed.

     Finding it necessary to obtain a remittance from home, and not wishing if it can be avoided to trust bank notes by post, I have taken the liberty to enclose you a check on the bank for $200 which I presume is considerably wi… Continue Reading To Charles Simms, 9 Nov. 1804

I returned home two or three days ago, after an absence of more than 3 months, when I had the pleasure to recieve from the post office your very friendly and interesting letter of the 2d Septr— For your kind & affectionate wi… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 25 Nov. 1824

As Mr Sparks will probably leave this in a few days for Boston, I have determined, altho but half settled at home after an absence of 4 or 5 months, to prepare my letter to you that it may be ready f… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 21 May 1827

     Enclosed you have Thos Oliver’s (of Dumfries) Note pa<i>d to Doctor Gerardus Clarkson and dated Philada June 5th 1784, where th<e> interest of Money is C$PRCt— Also a Lre to you and nine D… Continue Reading From Daniel Roberdeau, 27 Dec. 1790

Since the date of my last letter to you I have been led to a more critical examination of the question which arises in the case of the Post master general vs Reeder viz if th… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 12 June 1827

In the midst of my preparations for my Journey to the mountains, on my way to Phila., I set down to inform you that I, this morning, sent up the demijohn of wine, properly Cased, to… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 12 July 1827

Your favor of the 25th inst., recd today, induces me to do immediately what I had mentally arranged to do after my return from Trenton—answer your interesting letter of the 4th July.… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 28 Sept. 1827

It is about a week since I returned home, the session of the Phila. Court having been abridged by a severe rheumatic attack, which confined me to the house for many days prior to my departure.

There were so few cases of importance decided at my spring circuit, that I thought it would be best to wait for the fall Sessions, and to give you the whole in one letter. This task it is now my intention to perform.… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 26 Nov. 1828

     E[ncl]osed you have an attested Copy of the Notice give[n] Weston, <mutilated> be pleased to request of the District-Court of De<mutilated> award of Commissioners with Liberty to either of the P… Continue Reading From Daniel Roberdeau, April 1791

     Know all Men by these presents that I Bushrod Washington of Fairfax County am held and firmly bound unto Doctor Thomas Bond in the sum of Six hundred pounds to be paid to the sd Thomas Bond his Exectrs admtrs or assigns to w… Continue Reading To Thomas Bond, 7 July 1792

     I recd your letter on my way to the Stage office, and look'd over the record the same evening—thinking that I had been concerned in the cause in the County Court.

     Had I not a great deal of fortitude to leave Philadelphia on Good Friday, although so much happiness was promised me if I had staid?

Since my return from Phila. I had the honour to receive your letter of the 25th Oct. together with the box containing the medals sent to your care by Mr Eccleston.

The bearer hereof, mr Ca<mutilated> from Holland, of distinction & m<mutilated> tour through Virginia, of seaci<mutilated> chief, which has a celebrity of it<mutilated> -cieves from it’s master,… Continue Reading From Thomas Jefferson, Aug. 1802

     In writing the history of Genl Washington's life, it is sometimes difficult to acquire a clear view of some of the operations of the Armies without obtaining a more precise explanation of some circumstances than can be deriv… Continue Reading To Alexander Hamilton, 15 April 1802

I return¹ under cover with this the 2d parcel of my letters to Gl W. which you were so obliging as to send me.