From: George Washington george@mtvernon.org
To: William Gordon wgordon@london.org
Date: 1785-03-08
Since my last to you, I have been favored with several of your letters, which should not have remained so long unacknowledged, had I not been a good deal pressed by matters which could not well be delayed...
See, people have been apologizing for delayed responses to emails since the Revolutionary War. 😂
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-02-02-0280