1To George Washington from Charles Smith, 7 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of the first come safe to my hand, which I Sent the Inclos’d Emediately to Hardwick & Desired him at the same time to write you Every Particular. I have kept an Exact Accout of your smith’s work Done for the Publick & Privet People, I have Wrote to the Governour for a small Supply, to Discharge some Deferent Accots Against the Contry & with all to buoy some Necessaryes Shuch as...
2To George Washington from Charles Smith, 15 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receiv’d your Favour Aug. 9th Concerning The Ten Barrels of Flower, I have spoke to Mr Walker about it he tels me he Dont know as he Receiv’d it or not, but says he will Settle with me as soon as he Gets a Supply of Money as he at this Time Intirely with out, Mr Walker Lyes Extreamly ill with the Rumetizem, I am a Makeing a Letter [litter] this Day to Carry him Home. As it is not in your...
3To George Washington from Charles Smith, 20 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
In my last I omitted to inform you that I sent four Boxes in room of the three Barrells of flints ordered in your letter of the 10th Inst.; Since which I have the favour of your letters dated the 11th & 14th. I sent your horses imediatly to your Quarter and shall take the first safe oportunity of forwarding them to your house in Fairfax; The answere I had from old Mr Stinsons, was, that...
4To George Washington from Charles Smith, 22 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd Your Favour Dated the 20th & has sent Down Your Inclos’d Letters to Allexan⟨a⟩ by Mr Cooper. You say I Did very Rong in Keeping Govenours Fauiquars Letter to Governour Sharp so Long, & then Sending it to you I can assure You to my knowledg I Never see the Letter but allways takes the Greatest Care of there Letters, as Well as Yours Which I Shall Resarve as Part of My Care. I Receivd...
5To George Washington from Charles Smith, 12 October 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd Yours: from Rays Town bareing no Date, but an Answer to mine of the 18th of Septr. Lieut. Swearingen with 20 Rangers in Compy with Lieut. Slawter & 20 of the Culpepper Militia is a Guard to the Waggons as far as Fort Cumberland as there was no Others to be had. I have Imploy’d two Very good Masons to Assist in Underpinning the Bastion which we have Laboured at this ten days past. I...
6To George Washington from Charles Smith, 2 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
As You wrote to me in Yr Last Concerning Deischargeing Different People’s Accots that had Money Due by the Contry for Servises Done at this Place, Every Person that brought there Accots in to Me I Sent Down to Williamsburgh Which they past and is Now Discharg’d. Your Acots of Smith’s Worke & Waggonage is Past & the Money is Now in My hands, for Smiths Worke Amounts upwards of £50, Waggonage...
7To George Washington from Charles Smith, 1 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
Since Your Departure there is Nothing happened Extronery, June the 29th I Settle’ed with Comisary Walker Your Accots & Your Brothers Which Yours was 7809 Pound of Flour which Amounted to £39.0.10 & his Account, Against You for Rum was £21.13.4 The Ballance Reced by me is £17.7.6 & Mr Washington Accot comes to £7.10 Which I Reced. Your Over Seer informs me that there was Wheat Enough Carried to...
8To George Washington from Charles Smith, 27 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have inclos’d you three Weekly Returns Wherein you will se what strengt I am off, at this time. There is one Christopher Hencely a Deserter from the First Virga Regt I have taken up he Promises for the time to come to be a very Dutifull Soldier but Did not Imagin any officers would a Meddleed with him, as he had been out of the servis so Long He Left us with Six more from the Dunkers just...
9To George Washington from Charles Smith, 16 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd Yours the 30th of Octr Likewise one of the 5th Inst. that of the 30th Mentions Supplying Expresses with money[.] that I have Done Allways Allso I have Convinced the Governer that what Davis told him was Intirely falce. Your Letters I allways Distributeed Likewise Yr Trunk with 20 Bushles of havie, I have sent to Colo. Carlyle which I have Receivd his Answer. According to yr Orders of...
10To George Washington from Charles Smith, 30 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Received Your favour July the 25th by Mr Campbel’s man, the Inclosed I have Sent Down by a Safe Hand, and according to Your Directions I have Sent by the bearer Six plates and a dish, I received a Letter the Date of the 20th Inst. from the Governor of Virginia wherein he has Informed me that Lord Fairffax and Captn Rutherford has wrote to him, Concerning the 20 Rangers that was Stationed...
11To George Washington from Charles Smith, 23 February 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have had the Happiness, of Seeing the Letter you wrote, To Doctor Craig, and am Sorry to hear of your being so Much Indisposed in your Health, and I must own that I am at Present much disturbed in my mind, by Majr Baylist who Has blasted my Character in A most Cruel manner, Without the least reason, It’s true when Majr Baylist Was Last in town there was Some disturbance between Him and Mr...
12To George Washington from Charles Smith, 18 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 12th Came safe to Hand. According to Your Desire I Immediately sent the Inclos’d Down to hardwick. I have Imploy’d a man of Skill to Assist me in Doing the stone worke of the Bastiane which I am affraid it will be a very Troublesom undertakeing as all the old work must be Taken away & new Pillars rais’d, you may be sure there is no Soldier here fit for Duty but what is kept...
13To George Washington from Charles Smith, 24 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have the Happiness to Inform You Your Friends have been Very Sincere so that were Carried by a Number of Votes more than any Candidate, as by the Numbers under Certifyed. Colo: James Wood Sat on the Bench, and Represented Your Honour, and was Carried round the Town with a General applause, Huzawing Colo. Washington, pray Excuse my haste. I am Entertaining Your and my Friends, and am with Due...