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• The Writings of George Washington.
• 1758.
• To John Blair, President of the Council. 1
• To Colonel Stanwix.
• To Brigadier-general Stanwix.
• To Major Francis Halket.
• To the President of the Council.
• To Sir John St. Clair.
• To the President of the Council.
• To the President of the Council.
• To Major Francis Halket.
• To the President of the Council.
• To General Forbes.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To Colonel Henry Bouquet, Commanding At Raystown.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Mrs. Martha Custis.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To [gabriel Jones]?
• To Colonel James Wood.
• To Colonel Bouquet. 2
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Major Francis Halket, Brigade Major.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To Colonel Bouquet.
• To John Robinson.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To Mrs. George William Fairfax.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To Mrs. George Wm. Fairfax.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To General Forbes.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To General Forbes.
• To General Forbes.
• To General Forbes.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To Governor Fauquier.
• To General Forbes.
• 1759.
• To Robert Cary and Company, Merchants, London.
• To Richard Washington.
• To Robert Cary and Company.
• Invoice of Sundries to Be Sent By Robert Cary and Company For the Use of George Washington.
• Invoice of Sundries to Be Shipped By Robert Cary and Company, For the Use of Master John and Miss Patty Custis, Each to Be Charged to Their Own Accounts, But Both Consigned to George Washington, Potomac River.
• To Robert Cary and Company.
• 1760.
• Journal, 1 1760.
• To Richard Washington.
• To Robert Cary & Co., London.
• To Captain Robert Mackenzie, At Venango.
• 1761.
• To Richard Washington.
• To Reverend Charles Green. 1
• To Richard Washington.
• 1762.
• [to George William Fairfax]?
• 1763.
• To Chs. Lawrence, Tailor In London.
• To Robert Stewart.
• To Robert Stewart.
• Notes On the Dismal Swamp. 1
• 1764.
• To Robert Cary & Co.
• 1765.
• Messrs. Carlyle & Adam.
• To Col. Burwell Bassett.
• To Francis Dandridge, London.
• 1766.
• To Captain Joh. Thompson.
• 1767.
• To Captain John Posey.
• To William Crawford. 1
• To Colonel Armstrong.
• To Captain John Posey.
• 1768.
• Diary For 1768. 1
• To Rev. Jonathan Boucher. 1
• To Robert Cary & Co.
• 1769.
• To William Ramsay. 1
• To George Mason. 1
• To Colonel Bassett.
• To Colonel John Armstrong.
• 1770.
• To Lord Botetourt, Governor of Virginia. 1
• To Dr. Boucher.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• The Session of the Burgesses In 1770. 1
• To Geo. Wm. Fairfax.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• Journal of a Tour to the Ohio River. 2
• To Dr. Boucher.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• 1771.
• To Dr. Boucher. 1
• To — Colston.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• To Robert Cary & Co.
• The Annapolis Races of 1771.
• To George Mercer, London. 1
• To Robert Stobo.
• 1772.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• To Dr. Boucher.
• To Lord Dunmore, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. 1
• To Matthew Campbell. 1
• To Lord Dunmore and Council.
• 1773.
• To Colonel Bassett.
• To Captain John Dalton.
• To Rev. Dr. Thruston.
• To James Wood. 1
• To James Wood.
• To Benedict Calvert.
• To Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia.
• To Colonel Bassett.
• Journey to New York, 1773. 1
• To Colonel Bassett.
• Advertisement of the Ohio Lands. 1
• To Willliam Crawford.
• To Michael Cresap.
• To Colonel Armstrong.
• To Lord Dunmore.
• 1774.
• To William Black.
• To Colonel Bassett.
• To Henry Riddell.
• To Thomas Lewis, Esq.
• Session of the House of Burgesses, 1774. 1
• To Bryan Fairfax.
• To Bryan Fairfax.
• Virginia Convention. 1
• To Richard Henry Lee.
• To Bryan Fairfax.
• The Continental Congress of 1774.
• To Captain Robert Mackenzie. 1
• To James Mercer.
• 1775.
• Instructions For Mr. James Cleveland.
• Supplementary Instructions. 1
• To John West.
• To John Connolly.
• To Jno. Washington.
• Instructions For William Stevens.
• To John Augustine Washington.
• To Lord Dunmore.
• To Montague.
• To Mercer. [ Extract. ]
• Advertisement. 2
• To George William Fairfax, England.
• Acceptance of Appointment.
• Commission As Commander-in-chief. *
• To Mrs. Martha Washington.
• To John Parke Custis.
• To Colonel Bassett.
• To the Captains of Several Independent Companies In Virginia.
• To John Augustine Washington.
• To the Continental Congress.
• To the Continental Congress.
• To Major-general Philip Schuyler.
• Answer to an Address of the New York Provincial Congress. 1

TO GOVERNOR FAUQUIER.

Fort CumberlandCamp, the 5th August, 1758.

Honble. Sir,

Your favor of the 20th ultimo I was honored with the day before yesterday. I am sorry to find that Mr. Smith has not sent you a return of the arms, nor Mr. Ramsay a return of the Provisions. I will write to both those gentlemen to know the reason. Enclosed is a Return of the first Regiment.

I have delayed till now, purposely since my last of the 10th ultimo, to give your Honor any account of our movements, hoping to be furnished with something agreeable. Being disappointed in this, I am sorry to inform you that we are still encamped here, and have little prospect of de-camping, unless a fatal resolution takes place, of opening a new road from Rays Town to Fort du Quesne. In this event, I have no doubt that the Virginia troops will be honored with a full share of the labor as they have already been, in opening a communication from hence to Rays Town, and doing the principal part of the work at that place.

I am just returned from a conference held with Colo. Bouquet on this occasion, the General lying indisposed at Carlyle. In this conference I urged in the most forcible terms I was master of, the advanced season as an argument against new discoveries. I pressed also the difficulties attending the cutting a road over these mountains,—known to me from experience; the length of time it must require to do it; the little time left for that Service; the moral certainty of its obstructing our march, beyond what the advanced Season will admit—and the probable miscarriage of the Expedition from that cause, and lastly I endeavored to represent the distressed condition the Colonies would be reduced to consequent thereon. In fine I said every thing which the importance of the subject suggested to me, to avert a measure that seemed to forebode the manifest ruin of the Expedition.

This is the light in which it presents itself to my mind. I pray Heaven my fears may not be realized! But the thoughts of opening a Road 100 miles, over mountains almost inaccessible, at this advanced Season, when there is already a good road made,—A road universally confessed to be the best that either is or can be found anywhere thro’ these mountains, prognosticates something not quite favorable.

I have now drawn up a representation of real Facts to be presented to the General; in which I think the advantages of going the old road, and moral certainty of failing in the new are so clearly demonstrated that they must strike every unbiassed mind.

The Small-pox getting among the Troops, is another unpromising circumstance. An officer and two men of my regiment are now confined with it at Rays Town.

From this short narrative of our affairs your Honor may draw conclusions. You may depend the statement is true; free from exaggerations and flowing from a mind deeply affected at the prospect before us. I hope, as I once before said, that I see matters in too strong a point of view, and, that my apprehensions for the consequences of opening a new road, are groundless. I am, &c.

P. S. I was this moment presented with a letter from Colo. Bouquet telling me, that the General had directed the other road to be opened. I expect therefore to be ordered that way immediately.

Orders are not yet arrived.