Washington, George, 1732-1799 to George Gilpin

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GLC#
GLC04387
Type
Letters
Date
29 May 1788
Author/Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title
to George Gilpin
Place Written
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Pagination
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Writes as President of Potomac Company informing fellow director Gilpin about the arrangements for an impending meeting of the Company's directors at the falls of the Shenandoah River. He stresses that he hopes the meeting will be productive and that Colonel Fitzgerald and the Maryland members will attend. Advises him to bring the papers related to the charges against Richardson Stewart, the assistant manager of the Potomac Company. One bust engraving of Washington included.

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