It ought to have been my fate to Introduce General Moreau to my paternal friend there to meet the Welcome adequate to his Worth.

     I came here a few days ago with an intention to taking the Stage to Richmond for the double purpose of spending a few days with you, and to try to Sell Walnut Farm; but being rather indisposed, and the weather promising to t… Continue Reading From Corbin Washington, 14 Dec. 1796

     You have no doubt been informed, that our testator, some time before his death, sold his Dismal Swamp property to Gen. Lee, without however, having made a deed for the same.

     AS we hope that the time is not far distant when we shall be enabled to close our executorial duties, we feel anxious to do so un… Continue Reading Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis to Robert Beverley, 3 Jan. 1823

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 received your letter a few days past & ought immediately to have answered it; but when you reach my age you will find that when a man is engaged as I am at present, a thing postponed is very apt to slip the memory… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 12 June 1825

I have just received a letter from Colonel Troup of New York which surprised me a good deal.

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

I am satisfied from the enqueries my friends have made for me that The Calm Observer, if ever published in a pamphlet, is no longer to be found in that form.

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 the day before yesterday at my brothers your letter of the 7th and am much concerned to hear that your health has not been so good as I had been led to hope it was from what I had heard c… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 19 Aug. 1827

I received your letter this morning & immediately went to the chancery office & examined the papers in the case of Davenport v Thompson. The case is misstated in the report.… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 15 April 1822

I have not heard from you since you set out for Philadelphia, but I hope your health has not at any rate been injured by your attention on your circuit duties.

You will receive with this some printed reports which are all that I can get on the subject of your enquiries.

I have given you a great deal of trouble to very little purpose, & am now about to add to it, perhaps to as little.

Your letter of the 26th Ulto came safe in the usual course of the Mail, and about a week ago Mrs Forbes arrived; and from her appearance, and conduct hitherto, gives satisfaction to your Aunt.

I find that I have so fully investigated the Subject of the lost Pier, that I cannot add any thing for illustration to the Papers denominated "Statement of incontrovertible Facts, strictures relating to a Pier—and suggestio… Continue Reading From Isaac Roberdeau et al., 10 Feb. 1790

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.

I returned from the upper country too late to answer your letter of the 29th of August previous to your providing on your circuit.

I presume you are now at Mount Vernon & I hope in better health than when I heard from you in Philadelphia.