1Appendix B. Account of Sale in Williamsburg for the Estate, 25 October 1759 (Washington Papers)
An Account of the Sail of the Estate of Colo. Custis Decst in WmsBurg October 25 1759 £ s. d. 104. 2 Pewter Dishes and 6 Plates To Cash paid 1. 2. 6 105. 4 Pewter Dishes To George Chaplain .12. 6 106. 9 High Leathe Chears To Thos Wilkins 2. 5. 6 107. 1 Tin Basket & other Lumber To John Greenhow .11. 108. 1 Jarr one pr Scales & weights To Wm Graves .15. 6 109. 1 Ladle 2 Candle Sticks &...
2To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 27 May 1760 (Washington Papers)
I this day Recd a Letter ⟨ illegible ⟩ hand of Mr Nicholas⟨;⟩ have also Recd a Letter from him to ⟨you⟩ which I send ⟨off⟩ immediately to you by George from King Wm who I think ⟨is the⟩ safest hand I Can send it By —I also Recd your Letter the 18th sent by melato Jack and will do my ⟨truest⟩ endeavours to get an over seer to sute you —Ass to Colo. Johnson I Cant get one farding of money from...
3To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 28 May 1760 (Washington Papers)
I in tended to sent old George but when I cam to Rones George was sick and I was obligd to send Stephen ass I was a fraid to send any but what had had the Small pox ass I understood it was in the way ass they Came they have a prospect of a fine Crop heare if please God the year permits. I am Sir your Most Humble Servant ALS , ViHi : Custis Papers. For George’s probable identity, see Valentine...
4To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 9 August 1760 (Washington Papers)
I Recd Yours dated July 24th and I am very sorrey to give you such a disagreeable ⟨account⟩ of the Crop of tobaco ass I am oblagd to do we have had five weeks of Continual Rain and But few fair days in the time that a great deel of the tobo is drownded in the Low places and most of the Rest so sokd with the wet that it will never Come to its grouth nor make it self ass it wod have done if the...
5To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 3 August 1762 (Washington Papers)
my not hearing from you in so Long a time has put me under a very Great Consern to Know what to do with your tobaco this makes the third Letter I have Rote to you Concerning the tobaco and never have had any answer or heard one silible from you and now am abligd to get the tobo on Bord the ships ass fast ass posable or have Every hogshed Left out ass the ships is to sale the 20th of next month...
6To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 29 July 1764 (Washington Papers)
I Rec’d yours of the 18th which has Gave me a good deel of uneasiness and if I was gilty of the Crime you Lay to my Charge you have Just Cause to Blame me, but so farr from that I have had a good deel of defferance with the Overseers when they did Raily want to get sum other Sort of tobaco to plant, and have ordred if they had not plants of th⟨ mutilated ⟩ not to get plants any wheare but had...
7To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 6 August 1764 (Washington Papers)
in my Last Letter to you I told you I had in Closd the weights of the Crops of tobaco but in makeing up my Letter I had three others to in Close and I intirely forgot to put in that I have in Closd that to you now and hope it will not be amiss. I have Seen Jonathan Catlif and have spoke to him a bought the mill stones he tels me the best size is 4 feet over and 14 inches thick Brumswick I...
8To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 20 January 1766 (Washington Papers)
I Recd your Letter yesterday of the 2⟨ illegible ⟩ Decmber Crosher graves Left Claiborns before Crismos I have taken all the greatest Care I Cud of the place I have ben at the place three times sence Crismos and should ben their oftener but going to other places & meashe⟨r⟩ing of their Corn & deliverind of the poorke prevented me from going oftener I got Crosher graves to go to the place two...
9To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 16 September 1766 (Washington Papers)
I Recd your Letter of the 25th August Your tobaco being so light I Confess is a very great fault though not in my power to help at ⟨first⟩ ass their was not room in the ware house to put ⟨it in⟩ and the ships Boat ⟨their⟩ a takeing if of ass it was inspected or I wod have had it heavier be fore it had gon I had the tobaco prisd so very ⟨dry⟩ and the prise posts gave way was the Reason of its...
10To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 17 May 1768 (Washington Papers)
I have sent the Boy with Mrs Washingtons things from mrs deavenports and have paid her Charge which is 27/6d. I like wise Saw mr Starke yesterday and he promist me to give his Bond this day for me to Bring to you But when I Came to his house he was gon to Sussex Cort and left a letter which I Send to you with severall other Letters[.] the tobaco in New Kent & King William is inspected and gon...
11To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 25 June 1768 (Washington Papers)
our tobaco is all gon on bord of the ship Exepting the Eastern shore tobaco which is not Come over yet But I Expect it Every day I was told By Mr Bigges neigh bours he had three hhds of tobo and it was gon on bord of Eastin I desired Capt. outtrems people to in Quire ass ⟨ mutilated ⟩ by the Ship and they told me it was true and I Sent all the tobo on bord of outtrems ⟨Ex⟩cept Taylors 7 hhds...
12To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 8 July 1768 (Washington Papers)
I Recd yours of the 20th of June but had Rote a letter to you be fore I Recd yours with an ac[coun]t of the Crops of tobaco and what goods are wanting for the plantations and to acquaint you of the prospect of our Crops at that time although it has Ben Very seasonable in maney places yet we have not had a Rain on the plantations in yorke to wet the ground sence the first of June tel this weake...
13To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 23 July 1768 (Washington Papers)
when I Rote to you Last I had a very good prospect of a Crop at Every plantation But the Case is mutch alterd now accashioned by gusts of wind and Rain & hail in sum places wich happend Last weak where I live if my Crop had Ben forrod should made very little Corn or tobo it wod ben all disstroyed by the wind and hail the wind Blew very hard and the Hail very Large and a prodegus heavey Rain...
14To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 13 August 1768 (Washington Papers)
I have Just Ben over all the plantations and give you ass true an account ass I Can of the prospect of the Crops which I hope if the weather purmits will be Tolarable good at Rockahock and old Quarter the tobo is very mutch hurt by great Rains Sum of it is drownded at old Qur and at Rockahock sum of it fires be for it Can make any thing although it is fine Large tobo but if it is dry weather I...
15To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 10 September 1768 (Washington Papers)
I now rite to you to let you no the affars of our Crops and how they are at this time it is almo⟨st⟩ five weaks sence we have had any Rain at all and then we had sutch a heavy Rain that it drownded our tobaco and two mutch at that time for the Corn and sence sutch a great drouth has Causd the tobaco to be very sorrey and hardley good for any thing[,] that ass was forrod fired all away and...
16To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 23 November 1768 (Washington Papers)
Jack now sets off from Queens ⟨ mutilated ⟩th Taylor and ⟨h⟩is family to soffolk ⟨he also mutilated ⟩ the negro ⟨ mutilated Sam⟩ & 85 lb. of wool from your Qur in K. Wm and 3 Casks of Cyder from Rockahock which is all the appels wod make[.] I am very shore th⟨ei⟩r was not half the appels ass I Saw their alittle while before they w⟨e⟩re got and people has ben ⟨seen⟩ toating them off in the...
17To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 8 July 1769 (Washington Papers)
when I Rote to you Last I thought I had a Very fine prospect of a Crop but the Case is greatly alterd now for we hant had Rain to wet the Earth sence may our tobaco though planted over three times is now a great deel of it Burnt up in the hills and mising the upper Quarters about ten days ago was wors off with their Crops then we are below their has Ben a good deel of Rain abought sence tho....
18To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 21–23 November 1770 (Washington Papers)
I this day set off Mr Guys Vessell with your negros she did not get hear So soon ass I Expected them by their Letter by ten days they tel me they ware drove to Norfolk a Coming over the Bay they Bring you 500 Bushels of oats the freight 3d. pr Bushel £ 6. 5.0 and 16 negros @ 15/ pr head 12. 0.0 ⟨ mutilated ⟩ 1 ⟨39⟩ lb. of Cotten
19To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 23 June 1771 (Washington Papers)
⟨ Mutilated ⟩ the first of ⟨this⟩ month or the last of may ⟨i⟩n Closd ⟨in a mutilated ⟩ Letter which ⟨came mutilated ⟩ in a nother with the ⟨invoice for mutilated for you and⟩ Mr Custis and the ⟨ mutilated Crop mutilated had planted⟩ at that time ⟨ mutilated ⟩ sent By the post to you ⟨ mutilated C⟩rops are all planted and are ⟨ mutilated ⟩ we have a ⟨
20To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 2 August 1771 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to give you Sutch an acount of our Crops ass I am obligd to do I thought when you Left Williams Burg we had the ⟨best⟩ prospect of a Crop we have had for Several years But Sutch heavy Rains we have had every day for 4 or 5 days to geather sence it has Ruend a great deel of our tobaco their is not one of our plantation in yorke But has got sum tobaco drownded and in tirely spoilt...
21To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 24 August 1771 (Washington Papers)
The last time I Rote to you I acquainted you with the misfortain of our Crops Being drounded & overdone with the wet and now it is ass Bad the other way we have had no Rain Sence to do any Service to the Corn or tobaco & it Burns up for being over done with the wet be fore it Cannot stand the drouth now the Corn Cannot Shoot out nor fill the tobaco the Roots of it was so mutch Sobd and over...
22To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 4 October 1771 (Washington Papers)
⟨The⟩ Reason of ⟨my⟩ not getting your Letter ⟨ mutilated ⟩ is I had not Ben to william⟨sburg mutilated ⟩ and the ⟨le⟩tters Lay ⟨ mutilated ⟩ and I ⟨new⟩ nothing ⟨ mutilated ⟩ tel the ⟨ mutilated ⟩ I ⟨ mutilated ⟩ to ⟨pay mutilated in⟩ the post ⟨ mutilated ⟩ I got them Boath and the next day ⟨ mutilated ⟩an up to Fredericks Burg for to fetch ⟨