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Line 16 - In his letter of 20 Oct. 1761, to London merchant Richard Washington, GW included an invoice in which he listed several items of clothing which he requested Richard to purchase and ship to him. Among the items were suits of clothes for winter and summer, "Two best Beaver Hatts—Plain," and "Two Taylors Notch Bds." In that same letter, GW elaborated on his preferences for the clothing, as well as his reason for choosing Richard as the appropriate person to fulfill his order. GW wrote: "As they [clothes] are designd for Waring Apparel for myself I have committed the choice of them to your fancy—having the best opinion of your taste—I want neither Lace nor Embroidery—plain Cloaths with a gold or Silver Button (if worn in genteel Dress) is all I desire—I have hitherto had my Cloaths made by one Charles Lawrence in old Fish Street but whether it be the fault of the Taylor, or the Measure sent I can’t say but certain it is my Cloaths have never fitted me well. I therefore leave the choice of the Workman to your care likewise—I enclose a Measure, and for a further Insight I dont think it amiss to add that my stature is Six feet—otherwise rather slender than Corpulent". In a letter to GW of 27 April 1762, which has not been found, Richard Washington apparently mentioned having sent a "Box," which supposedly contained the clothes GW had ordered. However, GW never received the box or the clothing, and no other letter from Richard to GW on the subject has been found. See GW to Richard Washington, 20 Oct. 1761, and n.1 to that document [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Colonial Series, Volume 7, pages 80-81)]; see also GW to Richard Washington, 27 Sept. 1763 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Colonial Series, Volume 7, pages 257-58)]; and GW to Richard Washington, 20 Sept. 1765 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Colonial Series, Volume 7, pages 404-5)] .