1To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 11 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 28th Ulto containing the very agreeable Intelligence of my Mother’s recovery has got safe to hand; I with much pleasure congratulate you on the Event, and hope She will speedily be restored to her former good State of Health. I am extremely glad that the Reasons gave, why I could not repair to New Windsor immediately on receiving your request, appear to you a sufficient...
2To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
On my return to this place, on Sunday last, I had the pleasure of receiving your Favour of the 28th ulto, Your reasoning is so cogent, that no one can pretend to cavil or dispute the Position; I must acknowledge that I wish to quit the public Business, & attend for some time to my domestic affairs, which call very pressing for my attention; but it has never been my Intention to leave the...
3To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 16 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
It would render me happy could I inform you that the assembly which was called on the first instant, for the purpose of recruiting the Army and Treasury , were likely to adopt plans which would prove efficacious for either purpose but; alas! the reverse, I fear, will happen. Patrick Henry, who possesses the most unbounded influence upon this House, is, in my opinion, the most absurd politician...
4To George Washington from John Parke Custis, January 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from John Parke Custis, January 1781. On 28 Feb., GW wrote Custis asking him to “accept a hasty letter in return for yours of last month.”
5To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 26 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I returned to this Place from the Assembly, the Night before last, and had the Pleasure of meeting my Mother in good Health, and have also the Pleasure to inform You that Mrs Washington and Mrs Lewis were well as I past through Frederiksburg, Colo. Lewis was in a bad state of Health, and is gone to the Mountains, which I hope will recover Him. The Assembly met on the first Day of May, and sat...
6To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 12 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
A few Days after I had sent you my last, Colo. Bassett arrived, and proposed to continue his Journey on to Camp, on a Visit to you and My Mother. I did not therefore take the first Opportunity of shewing your Letter to Him —but deferd it, untill He was about to prosecute his Journey, indeed We were engaged in Company continually, that no good Opportunity offered. I was under a positive...
7To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 11 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the tenth of November which I was so unlucky, as to miss off, when in Williamsburg, did not reach my Hands untill some Time last Month, when I expected to see Colo. Bassett at this Place, I have heard of his leaving Home above three Weeks past, and have expected Him dayly; what has become of Him I cannot think? I am extremely sorry the Valuation of his, should have occasioned so...
8To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 12 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Before my Departure for the Assembly I wrote You a very long Letter, upon a Peice of Business; I am very Anscious to have settled to our mutual Satisfaction; I have not as Yet had the Pleasure of receiveing Your Answer, tho I beleive the Delay has been occasioned by my sudden return from Wmsburg as I understand from the Postmaster in Alexandria that He had sent on a Letter from You, directed...
9To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 7 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your very Affectionate Favor of the 24th of August came to my Hands, while very unwell with a bilious Fever at Mt Vernon. I return You many thanks for Your excellent Advice, and have determined to follow it in both instances, altho I have been offered seventy five thousand Pounds for my eastern Shore Land, and am confident can get more; but as I have fixed Matters for another Crop, shall not...
10To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 11 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
After so long a Silence, it is natural to suppose, that I should relate something important or agreable, neither of which Qualities, will I fear be found in this Epistle. I have stayed so constantly at Home, since my Removal to my new Quarters, that I have never been able to gather any thing, that I thought could give You any Satisfaction, in the Relation. I must now intrude upon the few...