Show Note Mote Sells for 1575 LETTER written by George Washington Wash Wash- Ington ington regarded as most inter- inter ag lg changed hands at a Sn the Anderson galleries of auto- auto hs from the library of the late try fry try Cady Sturges of New York city Ho lie price paid for the letter was 75 This is the letter in which said sald he lie was not Inclined the presidency The missive addressed d to Jonathan Trumbull he letter reads Mount Vernon Dec Dee 1788 1783 fly Vly dear Sir It Is sometime since ad d the pleasure to receive your it r of the of ot October October but but as asid fd id d nothing particular to send in rei rei reiT re- re i i iT I postponed writing until the sent time to see whether anything would turn up Nothing Nothing of Im- Im tance has bas occurred But But In the I was vas extremely happy to toi i that that your State was going going- on so soI I 1 lias as to federal affairs and you t permit me to say that I have not nota a n a a little pleased with observing E your name stood so high in the for Representatives to r in n general the appointments to the ate ite seem to have been very happy happ Inch r uch ch will depend upon having clis- clis rested and respectable characters J loth tb Houses For For If It the New ConSs Con- Con Ss should be composed of characin charac charac- tin in whom the citizens will natural- natural lace ace a confidence it will be a most t nate circumstance for tor belr good will to the government nd then If the government can be tied fled on without touching the purses iTe to it people too deeply I think it will willbe willbe be c in hi the power of the adversaries It Iti to throw everything into contu- contu ti Ji by effecting premature amend- amend its A its A few months will however jw w what we are to expect I believe e you know me sufficiently Jr my dear Trumbull to conceive I am very much perplexed ills dia- aed d In my own mind respecting subject to which you allude If Ii t I should unluckily for me be iced to the necessity of giving giving- an I aver to the question which you rou pose will certainly be put to me I IId Id fild Id d fain do what was In all respects t But t-But A But how can I know what Is IsE isor Is' Is Isor E or on what shall I determine ty Heaven Beaven assist me In formin forming a ent for rt pt present I see sec noth- noth but clouds and darkness before ti Thus r-Thus much I may safely say to fIn in confidence If It ever I should jn apparent necessity be Induced to from t. t om home In a public character I it ln It will certainly be the greatest I. I y ce of feeling happiness that I lj was ns or ever can be made by hy him fl i l. l will have In all situations the I pure ure to profess proCess himself with of oC real esteem Tour our friend and want yant Q 4 Wt i |