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21. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799.ALS : Morristown, N.J., to Lund Washington, 1780 May 19.Washington writes of his determination to do his duty to his country.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
22. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799.ALS : Fort Loudon, Winchester, Va., to Capt. William Henry Fairfax, 1758 Apr. 23.Concerns preparations for the British-American expedition to Fort Duqesne. Washington also lends Fairfax some money to supplement his military pay.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Fairfax, William Henry, d. 1759 -- Finance, Personal.
Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.
23. Washington, Martha, 1731-1802. Washington, George, 1732-1799, scribe. Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, scribe.
Letter (draft) : Mount Vernon, to Elizabeth Powel, Philadelphia, 1797 Dec. 17.Invites Mrs. Powel to visit Mount Vernon, expresses sympathy for those suffering from the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, and inquires after other friends, especially Robert and Mary Morris, who are beset by financial and family problems. The letter continues with a humorous message from George Washington, explaining that he and several friends have agreed to live until the year 1800, but if he should really go off in an apopleptic, or any other fit...he is glad to hear beforehand what will be said of him on that occasion.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
Morris, Mary White, 1749-1827.
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
24. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799.ALS : Bergen County, N.J., to Joseph Jones, 1780 July 22.In the first portion of the letter, replying to a request for an opinion on the promotion of a Virginia officer, Washington describes the customs which have governed the promotion of officers and the present organization of Virginia troops. In the second and longer part of the letter he defends himself against charges of defeatism, based on the misinterpretation of a letter from him to Benjamin Harrison. He includes the text of the letter (written in May), in which he weighed the chances for a successful campaign that year, emphasizing the effect of British and French fiscal policy on their military and naval strength, and urging that America's own financial situation requires that every effort be made to secure a quick victory.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
United States. Continental Army -- Officers.
United States. Continental Army -- Promotions.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Finance.
25. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799.ALS : Mount Vernon, to James Madison, 1786 Dec. 16.Washington explains to Madison that he may be unable to accept appointment as a Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention, because hehas already announced that he will not be attending the annual meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati which will be held in Philadelphia at the same time and it would be politically awkward for him to appear at another meeting. He also discusses some of the jealousies provoked by the Society that led to his decision not to attend. The last paragraph concerns Washington's opposition to taxes based on commutables.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
Society of the Cincinnati.
Taxation -- Virginia.
26. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799.ALS : Philadelphia, to William Augustine Washington, 1794 Sept. 28.Directs his nephew not to follow his previous instructions about hiring a workman, as he has found someone for the position. He also writes that he is about to go to Carlisle, Pa., where he will decide whether or not to proceed with the army against the Whiskey Rebellion.Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Employees.
Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794.
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