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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC07143
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1775
Title	George Washington to Rev. M. Morton regarding payment from a tenant of George Fairfax
Date	2 February 1775
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Recipient	Morton, M.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	"I could be no neighbor to a person who bore the Character you (justly, or unjustly....) did, there is no reason why Col. Fairfax (a third person) is to have the same Card to play over again next year in pursuit of another tenant." Washington acted as steward for Fairfax.
Subjects	President Revolutionary War General Mount Vernon Landlord and Tenant Finance
People	Washington, George (1732-1799) Morton, M. (fl. 1775)
Place written	Mount Vernon
Theme	The Presidency; The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Feby. 2d. 1775 Mount Vernon Revd. Sir, I cannot help expressing my Surprize at, after having 6 weeks longer than the time allowed to fulfil all engagements in; and after being told that I had not fixed my fancy particularly upon Mr. Baylor as your Security, that you should, at length come up with the Bond unexecuted - If conjectures, upon this occasion, are allowable; you must give me leave to express mine [strike-out][inserted: by adding that I fear] - you have experienced what I was [strike-out] [inserted: apprehensive of to wish] a difficulty of obtaining [inserted: such] Security [inserted: as you thought would be sufficient] - You will please to recollect, that it was not for one, but Seven Years you took the place. that by so doing, you deprivd another of it who bid within five shilling, of you, - and that my candour in telling you, I could be no neighbour to a Person who bore the Character you (just, as unjustly I shall not pretend to say [struck: which]) did, is no reason why [strike-out] [2] Colo. Fairfax (a third Person) is to have the same Card to play over again next year in pursuit of another Tenant. - If you pay his Rents duly, & fulfil the sevl. Covenanants of the Lease, you will be a good Tenant to him - as his attorney, [strike-out] [inserted: I require no more of you but] for your own sake, I sincerely wish that every evil report of you may be done away. & that you may have it in your power, fully, to evince yr. Innocence under every false accusation [inserted: which either has or can be brought against you] being Red. Sir Yr. Most obedt. Servt. Go: Washington Mt. Vn: Feby. 2d. 1775 To the Revd. Mr Morton [written at margin: ount Vernon]

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