From George Washington to Thomas Knox, 30 December 1757
To Thomas Knox
Mount Vernon, 30th Decr 1757
Sir,
Since writing the forgoing Letter1 I find myself in want of the following Articles, besides those containd therein please to send the whole to me therefore by the first Vessel to Potomack or Rappahannock.2
- 100 Wt of dble and 150 of Single refind Sugar.
- 1 Cask bottled Beer.
- 1 ps. Irish Linnen @ 4/
- 1 ps. Ditto @ 1/3
- 1 ps.3 Ditto @ 1/.
- ½ ps. finest Cambrick, ½ ps. Ditto of midling Do
- 1 Gross Shirt buttons—thrd to suit the above Linn & Cambrick
- 2 pr fine workd Ruffles @ 21/ each pair
- 2 Setts compleat Shoe Brushes
- ½ dozn pair thrd hose at 5/
- 40 Shillings worth of Spices sorted.
- 10 lb. Coffee—20 lb. Chocolate
- 6 lb. best Hyson Tea—6 lb. best Green Ditto.
- 50 Wt dble Gloster Cheese—12 lb. Durham Mustard
- 50 lb. Soap
- 6 Grind Stones
- 1 Compleat Saddle, bridle, &ca for furniture4
- 1 Sett Holster Caps & Housing of fine blew Cloth with a small edging of Silver Embroidery round them. Yr Most Obedt
Go: Washington
LB, DLC:GW. The letter-book copy is in GW’s later hand.
1. See GW to Knox, 26 Dec. 1757.
2. See ibid., n.5. See also GW to Knox, 18 Mar. 1758.
3. GW wrote “pr.”
4. Furniture is used here in the sense of trappings for a horse.