51To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I did not write to you last Post owing to an accident I went over to Maryland to indeavour to get Adams’s Negroe Fellow—he being out of the way, & the family either did not know or pretended they coud not tell where he was—but suppose’d he was looking out for some one to purchase him, or hire him, I was unwilling to come away without seeing him, which kept me longer in maryland than I expected...
52To George Washington from Lund Washington, 30 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 11th Inst. I have recieved, tho too late to prevent my writeg to Mr Mercer, that I woud in consequence of Colo. Tayloe’s Instruction diliver the Bonds to him, which I did by Post, The Post from the Northward did not come until after the Southward Post set out owing to the Ice in the River—I will again write by Post on monday to Mr Mercer, not to send for the Bonds, for that...
53To George Washington from Lund Washington, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 26th Novmbr I have recceve’d—in it you Express a desire to have your mill swamp cleard up for meadow in Consequence of a former letter (which you think may be a missg one) I was determine’d to have all the spare hands imploy’d in it this fall & winter, but we have had such repeated Rains that it is really impossible to worck in it—I have endeavour[ed] to keep the Coopers in...
54To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of 20th Novmbr I have recieve’d. I am uncertain whether the People got by Cleveland to Value his improvements made upon your Land, was appointed by the Court or not, but If I remember right they were swore by a single majestrate, he has a Certificate of the Valuation, (but whether an order of Court appointing them or not I forget) sworn to, I will enquire more particularly into it...
55To George Washington from Lund Washington, 10 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
I recieved no letter last post from you I suppose you did not write. Jennifer Adams has made Deeds for his Land to you—Dr Craik was here on thursday last he says he thinks unless the Land is Rented to Adams, it will not be rented at all, unless it is Rented for little or nothing, as yet I cannot tell what I shall do with it, if I find it cannot be rented to Advantage, perhaps I may let Adams...
56To George Washington from Lund Washington, 3 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Two Letters from you came to hand this Week dated Nvmr the 6th & 12th. I also recieved the one by Mr Gilpin which I men⟨ti⟩on’d in my last —I am glad to hear Mr Harrison is with you—I shall alter the Servts Hall—If it is not Intended for a Wash House one of the Chimneys is rather larger than it shoud be, it was done by Mrs Washingtons Derection, but as they have the same outward appearance I...
57To George Washington from Lund Washington, 24 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by Mr Gilpin I recieved last monday & by the Post the day before, I got Mrs Washingtons More I shall have the Cherry trees Dug up & transplanted, but I believe it will be labour lost to do it, for they will not live—I will likewise have the Vineyard planted over again—& will have every thing done towards Clearg Hell Hole that can, but I fear there will be no great deal of it done,...
58To George Washington from Lund Washington, 14 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Inclose’d I send you an Ac[coun]t of money paid away by me Since you left Home with what I have Recieved from Mrs Washington & others—there are several sums of money which so soon as recieve’d were diliverd to Mrs Washington & therefore, were no longer in my Possession than whilst I was Countg it—I have also set it down that you may know who it was got from the money now in the House I have...
59To George Washington from Lund Washington, 12 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 30th Octbr I recievd last night, I ima[gine] the Letter you expected from home on the 12th was sent by Mr Harrison—for I have never missd writeg a Post except it was the one that set out a day or two before him. The Dineg Room will I expect be finishd this week now come in—it is I think very Pretty[.] the Stucco man agrees the Cielg is a Handsomeer one than any of Colo. Lewises,...
60To George Washington from Lund Washington, 5 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
The Inclose’d I expect will inform you that Mrs Washington Intends to come to you —she informs me she will leave Colo. Bassetts tomorrow & lose no time in getg home where she will Stay but a few days, before she sets out for the Camp—I think her stay in New Kent so long after she had your invitation to come to you, was rather ill judge’d, & will I fear occasion her haveg a very desagreeable...
61To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
On Sunday last I got three Letters from you dated the 2d 7th and 9th of Octbr —Mrs Washington haveing the week before set off for new kent, I on monday sent Tom Down with your letters to her, I expect her home Imediately, as she has often declared she woud go to the Camp if you woud permit her—I wrote to Colo. Mason Relative to the Stopg the Navagation of Potowmack—& went my self to Alexandria...
62To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I hope before this Comes to hand, you have seen Mr Harrison who will be able to answer you many Questions that you no doubt, will Ask relative to your own private matters as well as those of a more publick Nature. Mrs Washington with Mr & Mrs Custis left this on tuesday last —they are gone down to Colo. Bassets they intended to stay a few days in Fredercsbarg. Our mill Dams &c. are once more...
63To George Washington from Lund Washington, 15 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
This Letter I expect will be diliver’d you by Mr Harrison who thankfully accepted your Invitation to the Camp, in my last I told you I had reason to believe he woud come, your letter was dated the 28th of Augst & I recieve’d it the 4th of Octbr it was long upon the Way—& Harrison Absent for several days after, so that I coud not give you a possitive answer sooner than this day on which, the...
64To George Washington from Lund Washington, 5 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I receive’d Your Letter of the 28th Augst on tuesday afternoon it was rather too late for me to go up to Alexandria, & I had promise’d to meet Mrs Washington at Mr Diggs to bring her over the River —but I immedeately wrote to Mr Harrison upon other Business, which I was sure woud bring him to Mt Vernon so soon as he receiv’d my Letter—Mr Muir wrote me Harrison was gone to Occoquan & from...
65To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
In your last Letter you desire me to let Simpson have Some Money, I know of no Way to contrive it to him, unless he Either comes himself, or sends for it, which I suppose he will do —I have sold one of the Bills Colo. Lewis sent me (£100) at 15 pr C. Dollars at 6/ which I was oblige to indorse before I cou’d part with it—I was about to pay Mercer—100£ Gold by Wt haveg before paid him £100 the...
66To George Washington from Lund Washington, 12 May 1771 (Washington Papers)
We have fish’d none since last Wednesday it is thought Mr Adam has upwards of Eight Hundred Barrls we have sold 250000 at home —our Mill is once more in a bad way, the Wall between the water Pit & Cog pit, is falling down, which has occasioned the Floor with the Wt of Flour on it to settle down about 3 Inches—the Husk which is supported by that wall is settled 3 or 4 Inches—the Forebay settle...
67To George Washington from Lund Washington, 5 September 1767 (Washington Papers)
I this Day receiv’d yours of the 27th Augst am very sorry to hear by it of your Horses being lost, they are not at home when I sd we had got down 235 Bushels of Morris’s Corn I did not mean it was the whole of his corn, he had out of that House 362 Bushel—the whole amt of Corn is 1929 Bushels for which I have got the money I had a good mind to make up the Quantity 2000 but did not know what...
68To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 August 1767 (Washington Papers)
I Recievd two Letters from you this week one by Mr Whiteing the other Mr Carlyle. you complain I do not write to you[.] The Sunday after you left home, I lodge’d a Letter in Mr Carlyle’s Counting House & was assure’d it shou’d be forwarded by the first opportunity, Last sunday I wrote & gave the letter to Mr Jenny who promis’d me it shou’d be Diliver’d very shortly. I shall now give you as...
69To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 August 1767 (Washington Papers)
In my last I gave you an accompt how very seasonable we were at all your plantations but that in the Neck & there last Fryday we had a very great Rain, which was the first since you left home, you may judge how much that Field has suffer’d as it was much in want of Rain when you left home, but least you shoud form too bad a judgement of it, three of the Cuts I believe will be good the other...
70To George Washington from Lund Washington, 30 March 1767 (Washington Papers)
I Have dilivere’d Mr Adam the Wheat all but about ⟨4⟩0. Bushels which was at the Mill & that a Vessle was to have call’d for last Satturday, but has not yet come down Clevelands Crop 1520. We began to Plow at Doeg Run last Wednesday with three plows ⟨an⟩d continue’d at it all the week tho. the ground was very wet. it began ⟨to ra⟩in here Satturday night & continued till last night so tha[t] I...
71To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 March 1767 (Washington Papers)
The Day after you left home I began to tread out the Doeg Run Wheat & got it done that Week, but did not get it all clean & brought down till Thursday last. it was so very mean that we were oblige’d to run it through the Fan 4 & 5 times one woud Scarcly believe that the Quantity of Wheat sew’d at that Plantn shoud produce so little the whole amt of it is only 505½ Bushels. Cleveland finish’d...