Letter
George Washington to John Robinson, 16 April 1756
[Winchester, 16 April 1756] To John Robinson Esquire, Speaker. Dear Sir, When I wrote you last, I was in high hopes of being by this time at the head a…
Year
Letters from 1756
234 lettersLetter
George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 16 April 1756
Winchester April 16th 1756 Honorable Sir All my Ideal hopes, of raising a Number of Men, to scour the adjacent Mountains, have vanished into Nothing. Yesterday was the appointed Time,…
Letter
Enclosure: Horatio Sharpe to Robert Dinwiddie, 30 March 1756
Annapolis [Md.,] March 30th 1756 Sir I send this to acquaint You with an unhappy Affair that I am told has lately happened at the Mouth of Conegochiege within this…
Letter
William Withers to George Washington, 15 April 1756
[Williamsburg] Apr. 15th 1756 Sir The enclos–d Letter from Gov. Sharpe relatg to the Murder of Lieut. Gordon was omitted to be forwarded with the Governor–s, 1 therefore by his…
Letter
Robert Dinwiddie to George Washington, 15 April 1756
Williamsburg Apr. 15th 1756 Sir Your Letter by Jenkins I recd 1 & it–s now before the House of Burgesses. I have reason to expect they will pass a Law…
Letter
George Mercer to John Fenton Mercer, 15 April 1756
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Captain John Mercer, at Edwards–s. As Colonel Washington has great reason to believe, from some accounts he has received, that the Indians now rendezvous, and…
Letter
George Mercer to Reuben Vass, 15 April 1756
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Sergeant Reuben Vass–of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby Ordered with your party to escort a Waggon with provision, &c. to Joseph Edwards–s, for the…
Letter
Thomas Walker to George Washington, 14 April 1756
Williamsburg April the 14 1756 Sr: As The Committee have not Settled my accounts with Mr Kilpaterick 1 I shall endeavour to settle them my self, for the following reasons…
Letter
William Fairfax to George Washington, 14 April 1756
Wmsburg 14 April 1756 Dear Sir Yr Letter to the Governor has been read in Council, but as no Shipping has arriv–d since your Departure the Genl Assembly is at…
Letter
George Mercer to Robert Rutherford, 14–15 April 1756
[Winchester, 14–15 April 1756] To the Commissary. It is Colonel Washingtons orders, that you load a Waggon immediately with provision, and send it off to Joseph Edwards–s, for the party…