541To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I forgot to mention in my Letter of yesterday your Second Company of artificers, which I beg you will Send here with their Tools, Tents & Bagage. By the Waggon which brought here the Cloathing for Capt. Field’s Company, I send 12 Tents for the four Compys of your Regt at Cumberland; I think it is the number wanted, but if I was mistaken having not the Return under my hand, Please to let me...
542To George Washington from John Carlyle, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed I took out of the Mail going to Wmburg Expecting it Woud Meet a reader Passage to You from hence[.] I Send it Up to the Care of Mr Smith. I have the Pleasure to Acquaint You That Copithorn is Arrived Safe at Bristoll tho’ its Said he has Damaged Sum of his Tobacco. We have No News here Yr Work seem to be Goes on Well, Mrs Carlyle & Mr Dalton Joyn Me In Compts & am Dr Sir Yr Very...
543To George Washington from Henry Prather, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to my Instructions from his Excelency Horatio Sharpe Ime orderd to write to you for an Escort, with waggons; to take Ninteen Lode of his Majesties stores from this to Fort Cumbd & I shall Like wise wate here with Eight men to assist with them up & Shall want Provision sent with the Waggons as we have none but what I borrow. Am with Respect Your Most Obedient Humbel St ALS , DLC:GW ....
544To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Last night 37 Waggons with Muskett Ball came here from Fort Frederick 18 of which were unloaded here and returns to Fort Frederick for more the other 19 proceeds to Fort Cumberland, Govr Sharpe desir’d Captain Ware Commandg the Escort to apply to me for a small Reinforcement to the Convoy now going to Fort Cumberland I have added a Serjeant & 12 to it which makes it near 50 Effectives. Lieut....
545To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have scarcely time to acquaint you, That I was Yesterday at Mount Vernon to Visit Mr Patterson, who consulted me about taking up the upper Floors, as you gave him no orders about them, whereupon I had them clean’d in order to View them the better, and found most of them very uneaven and several defective planks, upon which I made Patterson calculate the difference of Expence between New...
546To George Washington from Charles Smith, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd Your Favour by the Indians Which According to Your Orders I have Furnised the Carrolinia Detachment with Armes & Ammonition; Your Over Sear & myself went Yesterday to Capt. Parkins’es to see if we Could Get any Intiligence of the Remainder Part of Your Flwor which the Miller Informes me that by Your Orders Lestways Bishops that he was to Deliver to Smith the Baker 200 Wt, & to...
547To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 5 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I last night had the pleasure of receiving your very agreeable and obliging favour by Mr Gist, 15 of the men that he brought down with him Join’d to the old Guard Escorts the waggons with the Remainder of the Ball to Fort Cumberland. Jenkins with a Corporal & 6 Horse set out from here highly pleas’d with his Escort[.] I gave the Corporal orders to see him over Spring Gap Mountain and much...
548To George Washington from John Carlyle, 8 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Wrote You A few days Ago & Acquainted you that the Newgent Only Capt. Copethorn had gote Safe home, tho’ had damaged A little of his Tobacco (Yours I hope & Mine Are out of that Quantity) To the Above Letter I desire to be referr’d & Now I have Very little to Say more then that I wou’d not Lett an Oppertunity Slip, With out Giveing you the Trouble of A few lines to keep Up A Correspondence...
549To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 8 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
Early this morning I had the very great pleasure of recg your very acceptable Letter of yesterday, Covering Major Halkett’s of the 2d Inst., and with infinite satisfaction observe that fresh mark of your sincere Friendship, and would be quite happy by Fortune’s presenting me with opportunities of testifying the high sense which my grateful heart will ever retain of it. I need not say how happy...
550To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 9 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I received your Canteens by the Waggons which brought up the Artillery & delivered them immediately to the Care of Capt. Stewart who informs me he forwarded them by Lt Campbell the day they arrived , I wish you could have had them sooner, they cost £3.19.0 at Philada & 18/ for their Carriage to Carlisle the Ballance due you shall repay when I have the pleasure of seeing you again I’m afraid...