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.
I am sorry to think I have cause to accuse you of inattention to my requests. When you were at Mount Vernon last, I told you I had been informed that, the Assignees of Semple, against whom I, as the Surviving Exr of Colo.… Continue Reading From George Washington, 8 Feb. 1793
I have long suspected—but, such has been my situation for some years back, that I have not been able to ascertain the fact—that a tract of about 1200 acres wch I hold on four mile-run near Alexandria has had the wood thereon… Continue Reading From George Washington, 8 Jan. 1792
If royal gift will administer, he shall be at the Service of your Mares, but at present he seems too full of royalty, to have any thing to do with a plebean race.
Your favor of the 18th I duly recieved.
I had heard with much concern, before your letter of the 21st instant was received, of your illness; and congratulate you on your recovery. Be careful in guarding against a relapse, by taking cold.
As some time has elapsed since I have heard from you, and some things remained to be done by the Auditor of which you were to give me the result I have been apprehensive of a return of your fever and wish to hear of the perf… Continue Reading From George Washington, 8 March 1798
Enclosed are Deeds from me to General Lee, and from him to me.
At the time your letter of the 20th instant (with others) was brought to this place, I was not in a situation to acknowledge the receipt of it: and no Post has happened since, by which I could do it.
I have received your letter of the 7th instant, giving an extract of Mr Nicholas's letter to you.
Upon my return to this place I met with a Commission from the President of the United States appointing me one of the Judges of the supreme Court.
It gave me pleasure to hear by Judge Cushing, that you had returned from your Southern Circuit in good health. I presume you will soon have to undertake another Journey, when I shall hope to see you.
Your letter of the 26th Ulto—as also that of the 10th, have been duly received.
Your letter of the 13th instt with the enclosures, came duly to hand. I thank you for draughting the answer which I have put my signature to; and with the Bill, now return.
Owing to some irregularity of the Post, your letter of the 29th Ulto did not reach my hands until 8 oclock last Night.
On Saturday last I received your letter of the 24th Ulto.
In due course of Post, I received your letters of the 19th & 26th Ult.; and since, the one which you committed to the care of Mr Powell.
I was very sorry that Business at Court obliging me to be in Town on Monday last, prevented me from calling at Mount Vernon on my way up.
Knowing the satisfaction you have in reading my poor & now unentertaining letters, I write often to you whither you receive them or not I cant tell as the post seems to be an uncertain mode of conveyance— my poor d… Continue Reading From Hannah Bushrod Washington, 1797
Some short time before the Death of Genl Washington, I recd a Letter from him enclosing a Deed from Genl H.