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Front Page  Titles (by Subject) TO MRS. FAIRFAX. - The Writings of George Washington, vol. I (1748-1757)
TO MRS. FAIRFAX. - George Washington, The Writings of George Washington, vol. I (1748-1757) [1889]Edition used:The Writings of George Washington, collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford (New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1889-1893). Vol. I (1748-1757).
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- Preface.
- The Writings of George Washington.
- 1748.
- Journal of a Survey, 1748. 1
- To Richard
- To Robin
- 1752.
- To Wm. Fauntleroy, Sr.
- 1753.
- Journal to the Ohio, 1753.
- 1754.
- To Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-governor of Virginia.
- To Richard Corbin. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- Journal, March-april, 1754.
- To Horatio Sharpe, Governor of Maryland.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To the Half-king, &c.
- To Colonel Joshua Fry.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To His Brother.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To William Fairfax. 2
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Colonel William Fitzhugh.
- 1755.
- To Robert Orme.
- To Robert Orme.
- To John Robinson. 1
- To William Byrd.
- To William Fairfax.
- To William Fairfax.
- To John A. Washington. 1
- To Major John Carlyle.
- To Mrs. Fairfax.
- To John A. Washington.
- To John A. Washington.
- To William Fairfax.
- To John A. Washington.
- To Robert Orme.
- To Governor Innes, At Fort Cumberland. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John A. Washington.
- To Robert Jackson.
- To Augustine Washington. 1
- To Mrs. Mary Washington.
- To Warner Lewis.
- To John Robinson.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Andrew Montour.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- Advertisement. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Lieutenant-colonel Adam Stephen.
- To Lieutenant-colonel Adam Stephen.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Lieutenant-colonel Adam Stephen.
- 1756.
- To Robert Hunter Morris, Governor of Pennsylvania.
- Address to the Officers of the Virginia Regiment. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Lieutenant-colonel Stephen.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- Notes On His Journey to Boston.
- Extracts From the Pennsylvania Gazette.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Morris.
- To John Robinson.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John Robinson.
- To John Robinson.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- Memms. Respect’g the Militia, April and May, 1756. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Captain Waggener.
- Instructions For Captain Peter Hog.
- To Captain Stewart.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John Robinson.
- To Captain Waggener.
- To Colonel Stephen.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- Address to His Command.
- To Lord Fairfax. 2
- To Colonel Stephen.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Major David Lewis. 1
- To Lieutenant-colonel Stephen.
- Council of War On Fort Cumberland.
- Remarks On the Council of War.
- Location of the Forts.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John Robinson.
- To the Speaker of the House of Burgesses.
- To the Worshipful the Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Burgesses. the Address of the Officers of the Virginia Regiment.
- 1757.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To the Earl of Loudoun.
- To Richard Washington, Merchant, London.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John Robinson, Speaker of the House of Burgesses.
- To John Robinson.
- To Colonel Stanwix. 1
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Governor Sharpe.
- General Instructions to All the Captains of Companies.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Captain William Peachy.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Mrs. Mary Washington.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Colonel Stanwix.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
- To John Robinson, Speaker of the House of Burgesses.
- To Governor Dinwiddie.
TO MRS. FAIRFAX.
Fort Cumberland, 14 May, 1755. Dear Madam:
I have at last with great pains and difficulty discovered the reason why Mrs. Wardrope is a greater favorite of Genl. Braddock than Mrs. F—x, and met with more respect at the review in Alexandria. The cause I shall communicate, after having rallied you upon neglecting the means which produced the effect. And what do you think they were? why, nothing less, I assure you, than a present of delicious cake and potted wood-cocks! which so affected the palate as to leave a deep impression upon the hearts of all who tasted of them. How, then, could the General do otherwise than admire, not only the charms, but the politeness, of this lady!
We have a favourable prospect of halting here three weeks or a month longer, for waggons, horses and forage; it is easy to conceive, therefore, that my situation will not be very pleasant and agreeable, when I dreaded this (before I came out) more than all the other incidents which might happen during the campaign. * * *
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