Letters / Correspondence

George Washington & Henry Lee

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Letters table
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51 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your favor of the 26th. inclosing one from Capn. McLane to you of the 15th.1However Capn. McLanes services may entitle him to consideration, yet he is neither singular in his... Jan. 30, 1780
52 George Washington Henry Lee I have reed. your favr. of the 10th. I am sorry to find that the repairs of your accoutrements and the general indisposition of your Horses, will prevent your moving so soon as could have been... Apr. 13, 1780
53 George Washington Henry Lee You will be pleased to halt your Horse and Foot ’till further orders, wherever they may be when this reaches you. Should the Horse be in Philada. and it should be found difficult to subsist them... May 20, 1780
54 George Washington Henry Lee I have rec’d your favor of this date. The spirit which has been exhibited by your corps on the present occasion gives me pleasure, and be assured meets with my Thanks and Approbation. As your rapid... Jun. 11, 1780
55 George Washington Henry Lee You may remain in your present position ’till further orders. In the meanwhile and without delay I request you to reconnoitre the country well about Totawa1 and between that and Pompton by the... Jun. 27, 1780
56 George Washington Henry Lee I have received Your Letter of this afternoon. I have had it for some days in contemplation to have the attempt made to which you allude; but from the information I had received with respect to the... Jun. 28, 1780
57 George Washington Henry Lee You will proceed to Monmouth and establish yourself in that vicinity. When you arrive there, you will see General Foreman who is charged with dispatches for a French fleet expected at the Hook and... Jul. 11, 1780
58 George Washington Henry Lee We have received advice from New York of the arrival of Admiral Greaves at the Hook with six sail of the line the 13th. We think it very extraordinary if the fleet has arrived that we should have... Jul. 16, 1780
59 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter of the 16th. You mistook the point of giving me intelligence1 as by recurring to your instructions you will find. I now depend on you for information of every occurrence... Jul. 19, 1780
60 George Washington Henry Lee I am informed by General Foreman that there is a great number of horses in those parts of Monmouth County within the enemy’s power belonging to disaffected persons. To prevent the enemy’s having... Jul. 24, 1780
61 George Washington Henry Lee I have recd. yours of the 23d. Inst. by which it appears as if the British Fleet were plying off and on. The dispatches which were lodged in Monmouth for Count Rochambeau and Monsieur Ternay are no... Jul. 25, 1780
62 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter from Eastown of 31st. ulto.Before this the Qr.M.G. will have transmitted you orders. I have to request after their execution that you will immediately repair to the main... Aug. 5, 1780
63 George Washington Henry Lee This day Mr Joshua Anderson of Monmouth County, presented a petition to me in consequence of Captain Rudulphs seizing a stone horse, which he urges was at any rate, unfit for present use. His... Aug. 20, 1780
64 George Washington Henry Lee You will be pleased to employ the whole of your Corps1 both Horse and Foot tomorrow in impressing Waggonsand Drivers from Totowa, Prekaness, Little Falls, Slotterdam, Wesel, Acquaquenac and the... Aug. 22, 1780
65 George Washington Henry Lee You will be pleased immediately upon the receipt of this to commence the Forage of Barbadoes Neck and as far up as Polifly. The necessities of the Army require that it should be executed as... Aug. 24, 1780
66 George Washington Henry Lee Yours of the 31st. Ulto. was delivered to me yesterday. I never hear of the intended resignation of a good Officer without feeling pain, and shall be sorry for that of Captn. McLean’s; but if he is... Sep. 2, 1780
67 George Washington Henry Lee Several days ago I received a Letter from the Honble Mr Brearly, Chief Justice of Jersey in which he mentions that "Complaint has been made to me by a Member of the Legislature of Somerset... Sep. 3, 1780
68 George Washington Henry Lee I am very glad your letter of this date has given strength to my conviction of the innocence of the gentleman, who was the subject of your inquiry.1 I want to see you on a particular piece of... Oct. 13, 1780
69 George Washington Henry Lee The plan proposd for taking A - - ,1 the out lines of which are communicated in your letter which was this moment put into my hands without a date, has every mark of a good one,2 I therefore agree... Oct. 20, 1780
70 George Washington Henry Lee Dear Sir: I think it more than probable that your Corps will be ordered to the southward, I would therefore have you, agreeable to your late request, send an Officer to Philaria. to provide... Oct. 22, 1780
71 George Washington Henry Lee and the Chevr. Caraman I am just arrived at this place. The Marquis joins me in wishes to see you; come then to Dinner tomorrow, or as soon as you can make it convenient.I have heard since I came... Nov. 24, 1784
72 Henry Lee George Washington You desired to hear from me now and then, when I left Virginia. I obey your wishes with pleasure, & must assure you, that I continue to feel the same unabating zeal to administer to your... Feb. 1786
73 Henry Lee George Washington I did myself the honor to write to you some days past:1 since which an Arabian stud horse has arrived in this City & has been announced in the Gazettes a present to you, from his Catholic... Mar. 2, 1786
74 Henry Lee George Washington Your very polite reply to my two letters reached me a few days past.1It is impossible for my mind so thoroughly impressed with testimonials of your friendship, when that friendship operated both to... Apr. 1786
75 Henry Lee George Washington I had the honor of your letter four days past,1 and should have sooner replied but waited in the expectation of learning something about the package you enquire after. The letter from Sr. Arthur... Jul. 3, 1786
76 Henry Lee George Washington Your friend and second, the patriot and noble Greene is no more--on the 19th June after 3 days fever he left this world.1Universal grief reigns here. How hard the fate of the U States, to loose... Jul. 11, 1786
77 Henry Lee George Washington I had the pleasure of hearing from you last week, and have complied with your wishes respecting the china.1 No conveyance at present offers for Alexandria, but every day presents one to Norfolk,... Aug. 1786
78 Henry Lee George Washington By Col. Humphrey I had the pleasure to receive your letter acknowledging the receipt of the china account paid here by me,1and at the same time got one hundred and fifty dollars payment in full for... Sep. 1786
79 Henry Lee George Washington In the full confidence you receive my letters as testimonials of my unceasing respect, and from a solicitude to acquaint you with all material contingencys in the administration of our national... Oct. 1786
80 Henry Lee George Washington In my last letter I detailed the eastern commotions and communicated my apprehensions of their objects & issue.1G. Knox has just returned from thence and his report grounded on his own... Oct. 1786
81 Henry Lee George Washington I have not written to you for a long time having nothing important or agreable to communicate.Nor have I now any thing agreable, but alas the reverse.The commotions which have for some time past... Oct. 1786
82 George Washington Henry Lee I am indebted to you for your several favors of the 1st. 11th. and 17th. of this instt: and shall reply to them in the order of their dates; but first let me thank you for the interesting... Oct. 31, 1786
83 Henry Lee George Washington I have your letter of the 31st Octr.1Besides the pleasure we all feel in knowing the health of Mount Vernon I am delighted and edified by your sentiments. This moment Genl. Knox & Mr. King left... Nov. 1786
84 George Washington Henry Lee I thank you for asking my commands to Fredericksburg. It is not my wish to be your competitor in the purchase of any of Mr. Hunters tradesmen: especially as I am in a great degree principled... Feb. 4, 1787
85 Henry Lee George Washington At length the new govt. has received the last act necessary to its existence. This day Congress passed the requisite previous arrangements. The first Wednesday in January the ratifying states are... Sep. 1788
86 George Washington Henry Lee Your letter of the 13th. instant was of so friendly and confidential a complexion, as to merit my early attention and cordial acknowledgments. I am glad Congress have at last decided upon an... Sep. 22, 1788
87 George Washington Henry Lee We are informed that this is the day appointed for the departure of Mrs. Fendall for Norfolk, if rightly so it is not probable I shall have the pleasure of seeing you before your embarkation; and... Nov. 30, 1788
88 George Washington Henry Lee If you wish for a more formal Pedigree than the enclosed, return the one sent and an other shall be framed by the time you send for Magnolia, when a Bill of Sale shall also be forwarded. And as you... Dec. 12, 1788
89 George Washington Henry Lee Your favor of the 17th. enclosing two Patents for 5000 Acres of Land on Rough Creek in Jefferson County (and rough indeed they appear principally to be) came duly to hand, but I am sorry to say... Jan. 20, 1789
90 George Washington Henry Lee I send you the letter you requested for Mr. Jefferson under a flying seal, which, after perusal, you will be pleased to have dosed for transmission. After revolving the subject in many different... Feb. 13, 1789
91 George Washington Henry Lee I shall pass through Alexandria Monday on my way to George-Town, and thence to the Great and Seneca Falls. And shall bring with me the Plats and Patents for the Land on Rough Creek in Kentucke; in... Feb. 14, 1789
92 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter of November the 18th. covering a resolution of the legislature of Virginia of November the 14th. and a memorial of Sundry citizens of that commonwealth on the subject of... Dec. 7, 1791
93 George Washington Henry Lee At the sametime that I address the letter which accompanies this to you, officially, permit me to offer my sincere congratulations on your Appointment to the Government of Virginia, and to add my... Dec. 7, 1791
94 George Washington Henry Lee Unfortunate and melancholy as the event is, which has given rise to your communication of the 81 instant, I sincerely thank you for it.Since the receipt of your letter official account of the... Dec. 14, 1791
95 George Washington Henry Lee I should have thanked you at an earlier period for your obliging letter of the 14th. ulto. had it not come to my hands a day or two only before I set out for Mount Vernon; and at a time when I was... Jul. 21, 1793
96 George Washington Henry Lee In answer to your enquiry concerning the Land I sold to you, last year, I can inform you from my own knowledge.It is part of the great Dismal Swamp, about1 Miles from Norfolk convenient to the... Mar. 2, 1797
97 George Washington Henry Lee If this letter should happen to find you in Philadelphia the intention of it is to bring you acquainted with the situation of Messrs. Reed and Ford’s engagement to transfer (after the 28th of Mch)... Apr. 2, 1797
98 George Washington Henry Lee Your favour of the 27th. Ulto. with its enclosures, came safe to hand.When the negociable note for $1000 is paid, and the 30 barrels of Corn are received, the amount of both will be carried to your... Sep. 8, 1797
99 George Washington Henry Lee The period for payment of the second Instalment of your Bond is past, and the first Instalment is only partially complied with. Mr. Simms note, endorsed by you for $1000, is protested at the Bank,... Jan. 25, 1798