The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-13
(coNrINUATIoN.)
ANOTHER LETTER.

His second letter is dated August 20,
1775, and addressed to Luns Washing
ton, who was a cousin acting as his
farm overseer. 1t is more snappish
than even the letter to Lee.
On. B.-As many readers of the Far
n,er and Wechanlc may never. have seen
a specimen Of the correspondence ofthe
illustrious Father of his country, p
the only bigger man than ole Grant,
| give pretty lengthy extract, spelled
just as Washington spelled it, and show
ing many other peculiaritles than the
sectional spirit referred to:)
Although | never hear Of the mill
under the direction Simpson, without a
degree of warmth and vexation at his
extreme stupidity, yet, if fysu can spare
money from other purposes, | could
wish to have it sent ztoIai,as that 1t
may, if possible, be set a-going before
the works get ruined and spoiled, and
my whole money perhaps totally lost.
If am really to lose Barron's debt to
me, it will be pretty severe stroke
upon the back of Adams, and the ex-
pense | am led into by that COMPOUNDED
fellow Simpson. and necessarily SO il
renting my lands under the management
of Cleveland.
Spinning should go forward with al
possible dispatch, as we shall have
nothing else to depend upon. if these
disputes continue another year. | can
hardly think that Lord Dunmore car
act SO loose, and unmanly part, as to
think of seizing Mrs. Washington, by
way of revenge upon me; however, as
| suppose she is, before this time, gone
over to Mr.. Calvert S, and will soon af
ter return, and go down to New Kent,
she will be out of his reach for two OF
three months to come, In which time
matters may, and probably will, take
such turn as to render her removal
either absolutely necessary or quite
useless. | am, nev ertheless, exceeding
andria, for their friendly attention to
this point, and believe you will if there
is any sort of reason to suspect thing
of this kind, provide kitchen for her
in Alexandria, or some other place OF
safety elsewhere, for her and my pa
pers.
''The people of this Government
(New England) have obtained Il charac.
ter which they by no means deserved
their officers, generally speaking, are the
most indifferent kind of people eue,
saU. l have already broke one colonel
and FIVE captains for cowardice, and for
drawing more pay and provisions than
they had men in their companies
there are two more cOlOnels now under
arrest, and to be tried for the same Of
fences in short, they are by no means
such troops in any respect as you are
led to believe of them, from the ac-
counts which are published, but [ need
not make myself enemies among them
by this declaration, although it is con-
sistent with truth. [ dare say the men
would fight very well (if properly Off
cered), although they are exceedingly
dirty and nasty people. Had they been
properly conducted at Bunker's Hill (on
the 18th Of June), or those that were
there, properly supported, the regulars
would have met with shameful defeat,
and much more considerable loss than
they did, which is now known to be ex-
actly 1857, killed and wounded-it was
for their behaviour on that occasion,
that the above officers were broke, for
never spared one that was accused of
cowardice, but brot 'em to immediate
tryal.'
wv hat does Doctor Craik say 20 the
behaviour ofhis countrymen, and towns
people? Remember me kindly to him.
and tell him that should be very glad
to GEO him bere If there was anyt bior
worth his acceptance, but the 1Uossa-
cllnsetts people suffer nothing to go 6y
them that they can lay hands stpon-
Hill, and the bills of exchange, Except
Col laIrIays, which oughl % be sent
to him immediately, turned into cash
you might then, | should think, be
able to furnish Sim pson with about
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