1To George Washington from Lamar, Hill, Bisset, & Company, 22 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
We have had an order by us from our Henry Hill of Philadelphia ever since November 1783, to ship you a Pipe of fine old Wine for your own use, by any good Vessel bound to Alexandria in Virginia; but none having from that period to the present offered, & being likewise without expectations of any casting up, beg to know if we may send it to Norfolk, where we have a very careful friend, (Doctor...
2To George Washington from Lamar, Hill, Bisset, & Company, 20 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
Since we had the honor of writing you under the 22d last June, no oppr. has offered for Alexandria ’till the Bearer of this Captain Moon of the Brig Industry, & having requested the favor of him to take on b[oar]d a Pipe of Wine for you, he told us he could not possibly do it, as only 5 Pipes in all offered on Freight, which he would not venture to carry, because they would subject him to make...
3To George Washington from Lamar, Hill, Bisset, & Company, 6 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
We wrote to you under the 22d of last June, requesting to be informed if we might ship your pipe of wine ordered by Mr Henry Hill, by way of Norfolk, as vessels seldom offer from hence to Alexandria. We are not yet however favoured with your answer. Upon the supposition notwithstanding that from the length of time the above order has been lying by us, you may be in some measure in want of...
4To George Washington from Lamar, Hill, Bisset, & Company, 4 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
We have been favoured with your’s of the 3d of last August, and have to return you our best thanks for your polite attention to our sundry letters. Mr Hill acknowledges to us the receipt of your bill upon Wakelin Welch Esqre for £43.12.4 stg. We observe with infinite concern what you have mentioned in regard to the high cost of your pipe of wine, and as to an old correspondent, are desirous of...