[9 June 1770] HIS EXCELLENCY The Right Honourable Norborne Baron de Botetourt , his Majesty’s Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and Vice Admiral of…
April. 1770 When you were at Col. Lewis’s my Heart was with you, but something more than a Punctillio, for it was a Coach Load of Hospitality, kept my Body…
London March 28th. 1770 Dear Sir I am disappointed hitherto in every attempt to get ordained. The Commissary wrote against me in these words. Colo. Mercer saw the letter. “Mr.…
9. Mar. 1770. G. W. to T. Jefferson I send you some nectarine and apricot graffs and grapevines, the best I had; and have directed your messenger to call upon…
York March 6th. 70. Dear Jefferson I have heard of your Loss [and] heartily condole with you, but am much pleased with the Philosop[hy] you manifest in your Letter which…
York March 6th 1770 Dear Jefferson I just received your melancholy account of the Loss you have sustaind, and have only time, (the messenger that brought the Wheat being in…
York March 6th. 1770. Dr . Sir I was extremely concerned to hear of your Loss the account of which had reached us some time ago. As I have a…
Charlottesville Feb. 21. 1770. Dear Page I am to acquaint Mrs. Page of the loss of my favorite pullet; the consequence of which will readily occur to her. I promised…
London 2d. Octr. 1769 Sir Having entered into some engagements with our worthy Friend Mr: Thos. Adams for Mr: Jordan by which we are to have a Ship in James…
Sep. 3. 1769. Galfridi – Filius Ambulatori S. Ero apud Society spring on Tuesday per quatuor. Fortasse et I. Lepus-æmula veniet. Apis ibi et tu quoque. Ferto sequelam tuam Septentrionalem.…