Letter, Israel Shreve to George Washington, Fayette County, 21 December 1798. Although Washington forbade him writing, in his letter of October 1st, he is compelled to appeal an extension of time; has as much as he owes due to him in bonds and interest and 600 acres of land; has been served with a ca sa of capias ad satisfaciendum returnable the next week, when he must lie in a poor, dirty, miserable, loathsome prison as a punishment for not paying money, when there is next to none in circulation; has known Washington to reprieve criminals; he has a wife and several dear little children; pleads for delay; his brother Samuel living 3 1/2 miles from the Federal City would pay Washington; had sent his son John there to arrange matters; is sick and unable to walk across the room.