Sale of Coach
Item
Type
Autograph Letter of Undetermined Type
Title
Sale of Coach
Description
Received enclosures from McHenry that discuss navigation of Potomack River. Washington asked McHenry to notify Mr. Small of the personal coach that could be sold. Congratulations given for recovering from gout and rheumatism.
year created
1798
month created
02
day created
07
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
Mr. Small
notable location
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Potomack
Potomac
river
notable item/thing
coach
old coach
notable idea/issue
gout
rheumatism
illness
recovery
sale of property
accounts
navigation
document number
1798020740001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
7 Febry 1798
Geo. Washington
Mount Vernon 7th. Feb:1798
Dear Sir
You two letters, both dated the 1st. instant, came to hand yesterday only.__ I thank you for giving me the perusal of their enclosures; and as I am upon the point of setting out to a meeting of the stockholders of the Potomac Navigation, and may be from home two or three days, I return them without delay.__
I had, it is true, entirely forgot my old Coach until reminded thereof by Mr. Small; upon which, I wrote to ColoBedford (who transacts all matters of that sort for me in Philadelphia) to sell it for whatever it would fetch, and took it for granted that all expenses (as he had money of mine in his hands) had been fair. Let me entreat you, therefore, to direct Mr. Small to that source for payment.__
As the Gout & Rheumatism are saw to be {courin germans}, it is no matter on which Acch. (I hope I may) congratulate ^you on a recovery from __ Complimh. & ec. __and I am always
Your Affecte
Go. Washington
James McHenry Esqh.
Geo. Washington
Mount Vernon 7th. Feb:1798
Dear Sir
You two letters, both dated the 1st. instant, came to hand yesterday only.__ I thank you for giving me the perusal of their enclosures; and as I am upon the point of setting out to a meeting of the stockholders of the Potomac Navigation, and may be from home two or three days, I return them without delay.__
I had, it is true, entirely forgot my old Coach until reminded thereof by Mr. Small; upon which, I wrote to ColoBedford (who transacts all matters of that sort for me in Philadelphia) to sell it for whatever it would fetch, and took it for granted that all expenses (as he had money of mine in his hands) had been fair. Let me entreat you, therefore, to direct Mr. Small to that source for payment.__
As the Gout & Rheumatism are saw to be {courin germans}, it is no matter on which Acch. (I hope I may) congratulate ^you on a recovery from __ Complimh. & ec. __and I am always
Your Affecte
Go. Washington
James McHenry Esqh.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DYB05 (2 pages) | Collection: George & Katherine Davis Collection | B:1, F:1. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |