1To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 2 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your last cover’d a Receipt for Seventy Nine Dollars & two Hhds Tobacco. I have inquired the Cash price & Credit Prices of Tobacco; they are as follow 7¼⟨$⟩ 7¾ @ 60 days & 8.120, if you are not in immediate want of the Money, the Gentn who offers 7¾ dollars can be rely’d on, & from the present prospect of things perhaps you could not do better with it. Mr & Mrs Law were here Yesterday I think...
2To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 13 February 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have called on Mr Davidson to enquire the business his Nephew’s are suitable for, & whether they were not looking out for places to be engaged in; to this he answered one of them was taken by the Potowmack Compy & the Other at my service—I then mentioned you were wanting a Young Man who could keep accounts, write a plain round Hand (as you had much Recording to do) & who must be entirely at...
3To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 9 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
I this day Received from Thos Carman (the Person) who Picked & Reprised a Hhd Tobacco, for which you have the Note here inclosed in a Letter from Mr F. Deakins to me. I have paid in your a/c to Thos Carman Eighteen Shillings & nine pence Maryland Cy & placed it to your Debit—your Tobacco I put in my Fathers hands is not yet Disposed off. I shall be glad to know from you if you will have it...
4To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 28 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two Letters of the 15th & 25th Current, the former inclosed two Tobacco Notes of Nanjemey Inspection—Nett weights Twenty Hundred & thirty five pounds. I left them in the hands of my Father to be disposed off with the others, when he makes sale of his. Thursday Morng an Express arrivd here from Marlbro for Mrs Stuart her Mother being dangerously Ill. I attended her down but...
5To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 14 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on getting home I sought out for the Persons I promised you; the Brick & Stone Mason will be happy of such imployment as yours, & his lowest prices are £12 pr Month, ten Shillings a day, twelve Shilling & six pence a thousand for Bricks, & three & nine pence a perch for stone, Maryland Cuy—Mr Warring who is Master to the brick Maker I informed you off, on application ⟨to⟩ him said...
6To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 3 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 1st came duly to hand. I am sorry I did not put the proper construction on that part of your Letter where you required me to advise whether there be any Vessell that would take Tobacco in on Consignment, & where bound; Since your last I have made inquiry & find three Vessells Loading at this port on Consignment, their Cargo’s are all made up & not a Hhd can be got in them....
7To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 22 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received your favour of the 8th Current last week, passing through George Town from my Farm to this place Incloseing three Tobacco Notes, weighing Nett twenty Eight Hundred & forty five pounds; this I could then have disposed off at 7¾ $ Sixty days, but my Father had just got an offer of ten dollars for fifty Hhds pay[abl]e in 120 days, that Credit you being willing to give I left it in his...
8To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 16 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
I called on Colo. Deakins agreeable to his request; Mr Perry could not pay the sum that ⟨mutilated⟩ in his hands, but expects shortly to do it, & ⟨as soon⟩ as he does, Colo. Deakins will Furnish you with a Statement—The inclosed Hundred & Thirty two Dollars is on A/c of Mrs Prissilla Beall, as is that in the Hands of Mr Perry. A White Man called on me this Morng hearing that I wanted to Engage...
9To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 17 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 12th was handed to me by Doctor Thornton Tuesday last, enclosing a Receipt for a Tobacco Note, Bank Note of 100$ and a Tobacco Note Nett weight Seven Hundred & Sixty three pounds—I should have acknowledged a Receipt of the Above Sooner, but was in daily expectation of getting some Transfer Tobacco to make your light Hhd heavier, & that I might return the Balance of your...
10To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 14 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have again Received from Mr Francis Deakins some Money on your Account, say Seventy Nine dollars, two Tobacco Notes 1953 lb. Nett & a Statement, all of which you have here inclosed, (the Money counts Eighty dollars which is one more than is your due, but that I have placed to your Account for the want of change to make out the exact sum[)] —Mrs Peter sends her Love to you, Mrs Washington &...
11To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 10 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 4th I received Yesterday on my return from Marlborough—I desired my Father in my absence to obpen your Letter for me (should there be any) & act agreeable to your request, which I find he did, your four Hhds at George Town Warehouses are shipt, the light one that weighed 763 now weighs 1001—Mr Carleton has sent to Nanjemoy for some Tobacco he has there & order’d your two...
12To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 29 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have just Received your two Letters of the 27 & 28th together with Doctr Thorntons Plan & a Receipt for the Money I gave you Sunday last. You have heard of a very flattering account Sales for five Hhds Tobacco (say three hundred & ninety odd pounds) it really is so extravigant a price, & exceeds so much the late advices that I am fearing it is not free from all Expences—I have your Tobacco...