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Letters

1,401-1,450 of 4,644 letters
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1401 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
1402 Charles Lee Edmund Jennings Lee You[1] are competent to determine for yourself whether you had better remain at Princeton or return to Virginia. You have my consent to do either as you please, but I hope you will not stay in... Dec. 28, 1791
1403 Richard Henry Lee Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates It is not in my power to convey to you an adequate idea of the regret I feel at being compelled by the feeble state of my health to retire from the service of my Country. The strong sense that I... Jan. 8, 1792
1404 Richard Henry Lee, James Monroe Henry Lee We were duly honored, two days ago, with your Excellency’s letter of the 9th instant, and its enclosures.That the extra pay, which you have so properly contended for, ought to be reembursed, seems... Jan. 21, 1792
1405 Richard Henry Lee, James Monroe Henry Lee We have been duly honored with your Excellency’s dispatches covering resolves of the Legislature respecting certain military claims of Land, and others for services and supplies not yet... Feb. 4, 1792
1406 Richard Henry Lee Henry Lee I think you are a letter in my debt, however that is a trifle among friends, and perhaps it might have been many more if my time had not been most laboriously engaged with Congressional affairs,... Mar. 25, 1792
1407 Richard Henry Lee William Lee You will receive enclosed Capt. Sheppards bill of Loading for 24 Windsor Chairs, a box of dry goods and a Keg of Tea - The contents of the box are noted on a paper also enclosed. I have addressed... Apr. 7, 1792
1408 Richard Henry Lee James Fenwick I am so much out of the way of knowing when opportunities offer of writing to Bordeaux, that I must rely on your goodness to write to your brother there to send me by the first opportunity to... May 28, 1792
1409 Richard Henry Lee Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates I have been duly honoured with the letter (and its enclosure) that you were pleased to write to me on the eighteenth October. I pray you, sir, to assure the honourable House of Delegates, that I... Nov. 1792
1410 Richard Henry Lee Speaker of the Virginia Senate I have received the letter you did me the honour to write to me, on the twenty-third of October, with the resolve enclosed therein. Be so good, sir, as to present my duty to the Senate, and assure... Nov. 1792
1411 Light Horse Harry Lee Unknown Will you be so good as to procure for me the militia law of the st[ate] of New York now in force.I conceive it may be useful[l] to our country in the present moment & wish to obtain it without... Nov. 11, 1792
1412 Richard Henry Lee Lucinda Lee You have no doubt, long before this, heard of the death of your Uncle, and my most dear brother Athur Lee Esqr. As he has left me his sole Executor, it is incumbent on me to inform you of the... Jan. 10, 1793
1413 Richard Henry Lee John Hopkins Having received your favor enclosing Mr. Lee’s order on Mr. R. B. Lee and the Title for the two negroes I do now herein enclose your promisory note for the said papers & the receipt for them... Mar. 24, 1793
1414 Thomas Lee Richard Henry Lee I have received your Letter by Jupiter and am truly concerned to be informed that the account I had from Cassius, respecting your reestablished health, was premature, however as the warm weather... Apr. 7, 1793
1415 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Lee Shippen Your favor of March 17, has not been answered so soon as it would otherwise have been, because it was rendered partly unnecessary by the letter I had written to you just before the receipt of it,... Apr. 15, 1793
1416 Richard Henry Lee William Shippen, Jr. It is I believe very certain that the friendships of the world are very often destroyed by passion; by want of candid and fair discussion: and among Relations for want of that affectionate and... Apr. 29, 1793
1417 Charles Carter Henry Lee Let a few words suffice in answer to yours of the 17th Instant - The only objection we ever had to your connexion with our beloved Daughter is now entirely done away; you have declared upon your... May 20, 1793
1418 Richard Henry Lee Otho Williams Having found it very difficult to dispose of our grain and furnish our family supplies in this retired part of the Northern Neck, my friends, neighbors, and Sons in Law, Colo. Wm. Augustine... Jun. 22, 1793
1419 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
1420 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee The Letter with which your Excellency was pleased to favor me, dated the 7 inst: was received on the 10, and might have been acknowledged the next day; but I waited the arrival of Friday's... Oct. 13, 1793
1421 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I have received your Excellency's Letter of the 11 instant.When the British Vice-Consul at Baltimore exhibits all his proofs respecting the capture of the Brigantine Coningham, a better... Oct. 16, 1793
1422 George Washington Governor Henry Lee Since my arrival at this place I have been favored with your letters of the 17th. Ulto. and 7th. instt. For your kind attentions to me I pray you to receive my sincere acknowledgments.I have always... Oct. 16, 1793
1423 George Washington Ludwell Lee, R. West The Address of the Landholders and Inhabitants of Fairfax County, forwarded to me by you, has been received.It is a source of much pleasure to me to find my Fellow Citizens of Fairfax among those... Oct. 24, 1793
1424 George Washington Richard Henry Lee Your favor of yesterday was handed to me upon my return from my usual ride, and almost at the moment I was sitting down with company to dinner, which prevented my acknowledging the receipt of it by... Oct. 24, 1793
1425 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Lee Shippen May be perfectly sure that there must have been very satisfactory reason for his letter by my Son, Augt 20 remaining so long unanswered. I had no doubt but that you had left Philadelphia to avoid... Dec. 1793
1426 Ludwell Lee William Lee I believe it to be a very just observation that the more we progress in error, the more difficult it is to get into the right way again. I feel & have felt this strongly in the business of... Dec. 15, 1793
1427 Richard Henry Lee Richard Bland Lee Your very friendly and flattering Letter, has been three posts in my possession; yet such has been the situation of my health, that tho’ I felt continually the deepest regret at not being able to... Jan. 5, 1794
1428 Richard Henry Lee George Washington Not having enjoyed one days health since I had the honor of seeing you at Shuters hill, and closely confined at home, I knew not until yesterday that Mr. H. Muse the Collector of Rappahannock had... Jan. 8, 1794
1429 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Lee Shippen Such is the weak state of my health, & so greatly does writing disturb me, that I am compelled to employ an Amanuensis for the purpose of acknowledging the receipt of your Letter of January the... Jan. 12, 1794
1430 Patrick Henry Henry Lee III Was it not that I place the greatest Reliance on your good Nature I should not presume to address you on the Subject of Collectors again. But as it happens that so many applications are made to me... Jan. 30, 1794
1431 Light Horse Harry Lee John Fitzgerald By virtue of the general supervisorship entrusted to me by the President, respecting the fortifications contemplated in this state, I beg to request your particular assistance to the Engineer in... Apr. 19, 1794
1432 Light Horse Harry Lee Unknown I got to this place on the night of the 23d a day memorable in the annals of Virga for the revival of the barbarous custom of tarring & feathering.It may perhaps not be improper to relate to... Apr. 27, 1794
1433 Charles Lee William A. Washington When I left Chantilly, it was without hope of ever seeing again the best of men, and I have felt some consolation in learning by your letter that his last moments were free of pain.1The steps you... Jun. 24, 1794
1434 George Washington Charles Lee If you will be so good as to let me know what I am indebted to you on acct. of Colvills Estate, or any other, I will pay the money before I return, or leave the same for my Manager to do.I am etc.1 Jun. 27, 1794
1435 Edmund J. Lee Unknown Excuse the liberty I take in requesting the favour of you to send me by the first opportunity a vial of the essence for the tooth ach which I see it to be at Poyntaise’s only you will more oblige... Jul. 19, 1794
1436 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee This letter will accompany an official one from the Secretary of State, written to you by my desire. It is unnesssary therefore for me to repeat what is contained in his letter; but I shall express... Jul. 25, 1794
1437 George Washington Governor Henry Lee Your favor of the 17th. came duly to hand, and I thank you for its communications. As the Insurgents in the western counties of this State are resolved (as far as we have yet been able to learn... Aug. 26, 1794
1438 Unknown Sally I have rcd: your affectionate letters one at Winchester by Post the other by a light Horseman who got it from a certain Mr. Riban of Fredbg a deserter from Capt Lewis Troop. I am rejoiced to hear... Oct. 19, 1794
1439 George Washington Light Horse Harry Lee To Henry Lee Esqr. Commander in chief of the Militia Army, on its march against the Insurgents in certain Western Counties of Pennsylvania.Sir,Being about to retur[n] to the seat of Government, I... Oct. 20, 1794
1440 Light Horse Harry Lee John Fitzgerald We are here in the center of the country.Resistance which was once contemplated very seriously has yielded to submission & flight. A people by situation capable of every happiness have been... Nov. 9, 1794
1441 Charles Lee Corbin Washington Received June 20. 1795 of Corbin Washington Executor of Richd Henry Lee decd. The Sum of five pounds and ten pence in full for my proportion of hire due for Edmond & Osman1 for this yearCharles... Jun. 20, 1795
1442 George Washington Joseph Leech I have received from you the address and resolutions of the inhabitants of the town of Newbern,1 passed at their meeting on the 19th of April, noticing the call of the House of Representatives for... May 5, 1796
1443 George Washington Parke Custis George Washington A letter from my sister this morning informed me of your safe arrival at Mt. Vernon, which has hitherto prevented me from writing. I congratulate you on a thing so evidently wished for by all those... Mar. 1797
1444 Richard Henry Lee Patrick Henry Your letter to the delegates of the 29th of Feb. has been laid before the marine committee, in consequence of the business of retaliation on Marine prisoners having been referred by Congress to... Mar. 1797
1445 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
1446 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
1447 George Washington Parke Custis George Washington Words cannot express my present sensations, a heart overflowing with joy at the success of conscience over disposition is all I lhave to give. Dearest sir, did you but know the effect your letter... May 1797
1448 George Washington Parke Custis George Washington With a heart overflowing with gratitude, love and joy, I return you thanks for your favour of the 4th ultimo, and could my words do justice to my feelings, I would paint their lightest tints, but... Jun. 1797
1449 George Washington Parke Custis George Washington It is with pleasure I acknowledge the receipt of your obliging favour of the 23d instant, and must congratulate you on the enjoyment of your health, the preservation of which should allways be a... Jul. 1797
1450 George Washington Parke Custis George Washington I have just received your kind favour of the 10th ultimo, together with the enclosed, for all of which accept my thanks. I congratulate you on the enjoyment of your health and prospects of future... Jul. 1797