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Some days past I heard that Colo. Richd Henry Lee was going to Philadelphia & wrote immediate a letter to you and sent it to Chantilly, since I have seen Colo.
I wrote you on the 1st Inst by one Mr Danl Jackson who was imploy'd by Colo.
I thank you for returning to me the letter of the 6th of august last. for your attendance on me i do not demand any thing.
Know all Men by these presents that I Henry Lee of the City of Richmond am held and firmly bound unto Bushrod Washington his Executors admtrs and assigns in the sum of Sixteen hundred pounds to be paid to the said Bushrod Washing… Continue Reading From Henry Lee, July 1794
Expecting you & Nancy daily for some time past up among us has been the cause of my not writing to you both— last night Mr John Grayham informed me that me dear Nancy was at her fathers, & that you did not come up— w… Continue Reading From Hannah Bushrod Washington, 18 July 1794
I am still in this place but hope to get away today, I wrote you by Genl Williams on the 21 or 22 inclosing you a Bill for £75 which I doubt not you have recd before this, it was unlucky I did not think to write to you by th… Continue Reading From John Augustine Washington, 25 June 1783
Your Mothers letter which is inclosed will inform you that I did not expect to have had time to write to you, but Mr William Hunter who is the Bearer as far as Alexandria, consents… Continue Reading From John Augustine Washington, 24 July 1782
Doctr Bull who I met with today at <mutilated> place1 informs me that he shall certainly set out <to>morrow for Philadelphia and if he does and delays no time on the road he will possably reach Phi… Continue Reading From John Augustine Washington, 17 Nov. 1782
Upon my return to Westmoreland I found the price of corn so encreased that it could not be purchased in any quantity for less than fifteen shillings per barrel. Colo.
I recd your Letter of the 28th Ulo by Mr G. L.
Your Mama Mildred and my Self came to this place better then a weak past, and did intend to have stretched as far as Fredericksbg to visit our relations, but the weather has proved so intensely cold and frosen that we have given… Continue Reading From John Augustine Washington, 17 Jan. 1784
Your letter of the 21st from Alexandria, gives me great pleasure, not only by its announcing your capacity to bear the Journey, but also your determination to apply yourself seriously to a radical re… Continue Reading From Richard Peters, 24 May 1822
Yesterday your two dear letters were handed me by Mr Mccartys servant, with 6 very fine oranges & the tea for which my poor G<2m>son returns you many thanks— to tell you my feelings on reading your last letter is i… Continue Reading From Hannah Bushrod Washington, 26 Jan. 1798
After my grateful Acknowlegements of your Attention to the Circumstances of my Sires' Land, and the agreeable Information transmitted by you on that Subject, I proceed to answer your Inquiries concerning Mr Milnor.… Continue Reading From William White, 10 July 1813
I had the happiness to receive both yours & my dear Nancys affe letters—& rejoice to hear of your healths— the mistake of my thinking Mr Lee & Mildred at Belvedere, & addressing my letters to them there &… Continue Reading From Hannah Bushrod Washington, 30 Jan. 1795
I have only time to write you a few lines—to tell you our Situation—your Brother with his poor sick wife got here last saturday— she is extremely weak & low—yet there are some Symptoms in her situation which leads me to… Continue Reading From Hannah Bushrod Washington, 20 April 1798
Since you left this I recd two letters from your Brother telling me that his wife was he hoped (& indeed to all appearence) better that they had declined going to Alexd.
We have been here ever since last Sunday week trying to get a passage down to Westmoreland, which the Doctor strongly recommends, and if the voyage so far does not disagree, he advises that we proceed farther on— After a gre… Continue Reading From Corbin Washington, 11 April 1798
I am about to ask you to aid me, in getting information of some gentleman, of approved character & qualifications, for the following purposes–… Continue Reading From Richard Henry Lee, 3 Oct. 1827
Last Monday was the commencement of my stated February session. It was also the day to which the Circuit Court stood ajourned. All the Lawyers concerned in the Penn.… Continue Reading From Richard Peters, 22 Feb. 1824