Allan Macrae to George Washington, September 3, 1754
Dumfries Sept. 3: 1754
Dr Colo.
Mr Wright returnd from Wmsburgh on Monday night, 1 & would have immediatly have Waited on You, but I knew Your Good nature, & hatred of Ceremony will excuse it, as he had no Letters for You, or indeed to any others tho. he called on both the Colo. Fairfax–s for their Commds[.] He was kindly recd by the Governr, Who told him there Coud be nothing done till the rising of the assembly, when he Shoud be rememberd, & is the Case with all those, who were in waiting for Comissns; I am very Sensible the kind reception Mr Wright met with, is chiefly owing to your kind & generous Recomendation, which justly challenges his, & my gratefull acknowledgements: I hope he will be able to Shew, it was not a Misplacd Generosity, but that a Commissn is only the necessary reward of Merit. 2
Mr Wright brings nothing more remarkable than that the assembly has Voted £20.000 to be rais–d by a poll tax of 5/–2/ whereof to be paid in Decr, & the other 3/ or 30 lb. Tobo to be paid in June next. We Cant tell how it is to be applyd, Or by Whom Disposd. The assembly –twas thought woud rise this day. 3
I Shoud be glad to know Mrs Fairfax is quite recover–d, & that the Ladys are as you wish them to –¨be–©–pay my acceptable Complimts to the Ladys & Gent. of the regimt & am–usque ad: as far as you please Dr Colo. Yr Most Oblig–d & Obedt Servt
Allan Macrae
Its said Letters from the Atty indicate some hope of yet succeeding in having the pistole affair determined [in] favr of the Country, & that he is establisd in his attorneys place. Its thought this favourable turn of his affairs is owing to the alacrity with which the assembly Voted the 10.000£ as appeard by the Journals of the House Sent to Brittain. 4