The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-12
: LETTERS BY GEORGE
How the Great vIrginlan Attended TO the
"Details of ala Affairs.

How the Great v1rginlan Attended to the
Details Of HIs Affiairs.
The New York Evening Post Of a recent
date printed number of letters from Gen
eral George " ashington heretofore unpub-
lished. Among them were the following:
TO Gus. LAWRENCE, TAILOR IN LONDON.
VIRGINIA, 20 April, 1853.
Mn. LAWRENCE: BE pleased 10 send me a
genteel suit OF cloaths made OF supertine
broadcl0th, handsomely chosen. / should
have incloscd you my measure, but In gen.
eral way they are so badly taken here, that
am convinced IL would be OF very little
service. would have you. therefore, take
measure OF gentleman who wares well
made cloaths Of the following size: to wit,
feet high and pipportionably made ;-if any
thing rather slender than thick, for per-
son OF that highth, with pretty long arms and
thighs. You will take care 10 make tho
breeches longer than those you sent me last,
and would have you keep the measure OF
the cloaths you now make. by you, and IL
any alteration is required, In my next II
shall be pointed out.
Ngte, for your further government and
knowledge OF my size / have sent the IN
closed, and you must observe that from the
coat end
To No & No sis the size over the breast
and hips;
No 2 over the Belly, and
No round the arm and from the
breeches end
To No a Is for waistband,
thick OF the thigh,
cupper button hole,
kneeband- and
for length Of Observation-Disclosures
II you take measure OF person about 8
feet high OF this bigness / think you can't
20 amiss. You must take notice the in
closed Is the exact size without any allow.
ance for seams, &c.
SELLS "A ROGUE AND RUNAwAr.n
MOUNT VERNON, 9 July, 1905.
To Captain job. TIiompsoH-Sir: With this
letter comes q negro (Toml. which beg the
favor Of you TO sell in any Of the islands you
may go 10, for whatever he will fetch, aud
bring me in return for him:
One hid Of best molasses
One ditto Of best rum
One barrel OF lymes, II good and cheap
One pot OF tamarinds, containingabout 10
lbs.
Two small ditto OF mixed sweetmeats,
about lbs. each.
And the residue, much or little, in good
old spirits.
That this fellow is both rogue and a run
away (tho' he was by no means remark
able for the former. and practiced the
latter till Of late) | shall not pretend to
deny, but that he is exceedingly healthy,
strong and good at the hoe, the whole
neighborhood can testify, aud particularly
Mr.. johnson and hIs son, who have both had
him under them as foreman OF the gang;
which gives me reason TO hope he may, with
your good management, sell well, IL kept
clean and trim'd up a little when offered for
sale.
shall very cheerfully allow you tho Gus
tomary commissions on this affair, and must
beg the favor Of you (lest he should attempt
to escape) to keep him handcufred till you
get TO sea, or In the bay, after which
doubt not but you may make him very use
ful TO you.
wish you q pleasant aud prosperous
passage, and n safe and speedy return.
WASHINGTON OBJECTS To HAVING ms CLAIM
JUMPED.
Letter TO Michael crcsap.l -a@
MOUNT VERNON, Septemr o6th
l553.
Sm, In my passage down the Ohio In the
Fall Of this year 11s0. made choice Of
piece OF Land, being the first bottom on the
So East side the river above Captecning. as
also q little above a place where the
effects of hurricane appear among the
Trees, and opposite TO a Creek on the other
side near the upper end Of the bottom,
call'd Pipe Creek. The next Spring, when
Capt; Crawford went down the Ohio
TO survey, / desired him to run out
this Land for me, which he accordingly
did, & returned me theplat OF IL, as you may
see by the inclosed copy; intending as soon
as Patent could be obtained, to apply for
me. The summer following, hearing that
Doctor Brisco had taken possession Of this
bottom (altho' inform'd OF my aim TO it).
wrote him letter Of which the incIosed Is
a copy. And within these few days have
heard (the truth Of which know not) that
you, upon the Doctors quitting of IL, have
also taken possession OF IT, IL this infor-
nation be true, own can conceive no
reason why you or any other person should
attempt 10 disturb me In my claim TO this
Land, as have not, to my knowledge, in
jur'd or attempted to injure, any other man
In his pretensons TO Land In that country;
1t is little hard, therefore, upon me that
can. not be allowed TO hold this bottom
(which is a small one) In peace and quiet
ness, till q legal right can be obtained,
which 4 always have been and stil am
ready to pay for, as soon as / know to what
ONCE TO apply would feign hope that my
respecting your taking posses
sion OF this Land, is without foundation; as
i should be sorry TO enter into ALLEGATION Of
this matter with you or any other Gentle
man; but as / conceiv'd that had as good
a right to make choice of this bottom, as any
other person had; as 1 am sure that am
the first that did so, and have had 1t sur
vey'd so as to ascertain the bounds, up
wards OF two years ago, / am resolved not
TO relinquish my claim TO it.-But IL you
rave made any Improvements thereon not
moving OF my claim, / viii very readily pay
Sou the fun value thereof being,
Sir
Your most humble Servant
O.. WASHINGTON.