1To George Washington from John Ballendine, 18 November 1760 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d I send you a Letter that I sent to yr house Last winter, but you being out some way, the Bearer brot it back & understanding you intended to prosecute me for a fraud I had the inclos’d deposition taken as I really did believe there was 2 Tons of Iron when I told you of the number of Barrs that was counted to the waggoners believing the Iron was Justly weighed that came down Last, as...
2Enclosure: From John Ballendine, 24 January 1760 (Washington Papers)
I shou’d have sent the overseer, as I wrote you but he was down the Country some time after Cxmas & he being the person that sent the Last Ton of Barr Iron intended for you down to the flatt I chose to waite until he came up & he being Examin’d abt the weight says that he sent it as it stood in the Iron house by the Team to the Landing imagining it was weigh’d before & so sent it of as it...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Ballendine, 28 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
As the late unfortunate sufferings by the Enemy, is rather discouraging for an individual to risk any thing more at present on the Canal &ca. and as you seem inclinable to repair the losses of the country at that place, I would propose letting you have my Grist Mills, and all other conveniencys belonging to me during the present War, on reasonable Terms Annually. The Furnace in Buckingham has...