Politics and Political Thought
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 30 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW wrote to his Philadelphia business agent Clement Biddle. He hoped that the buckwheat he needed for fertilizer would arrive in time and ordered fourteen yards of livery lace. |
| 29 March 1789 |
GW at Mount Vernon. |
| 28 March 1789 |
GW at Mount Vernon. Scottish immigrant Robert Dick wrote assuring GW of the authenticity of the report he had sent on Canada’s politics and economics. |
| 27 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW wrote to thank William Craik, son of his friend Dr. James Craik, for handling a land dispute for him. GW also responded to Ky. landowner Thomas Marshall’s 12 Feb. |
| 26 March 1789 |
GW wrote his nephew John Dandridge from Mount Vernon, saying that he would gladly purchase Dandridge’s land at the price Col. Lewis had previously set. |
| 25 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW responded to N.Y. Gov. George Clinton’s 10 March letter, thanking his friend for the invitation to host him if he should have to go to N.Y. as the new president. |
| 24 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW wrote his nephew Robert Lewis to give him instructions on preparing for his new job as GW’s secretary. |
| 23 March 1789 |
GW at Mount Vernon. GW wrote his nephew, George Steptoe Washington, a long letter of advice for him to reference as he stepped into adulthood. |
| 22 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW wrote his Pa. land agent John Cannon to give instructions in regards to collecting rent payments. |
| 21 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW wrote to lawyer Gustavus Scott, Va.politician Edward Stevens, and London merchant Samuel Vaughan. |