1To 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...
2To 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...
3To 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...
4To 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...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To 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...
9To 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...
10To 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...