51To George Washington from Lund Washington, 15 March 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 15 March 1780 . Robert Hanson Harrison wrote GW on 6 April: “On looking over the papers transmitted by Mr L. Washington in his letter of the 15th of March” (see also GW to Lund Washington, 11 April ).
52To George Washington from Lund Washington, 15 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
In my Last weeks Letter I omitid a pretty considerable charge Agust Mr Custis Decsd.—it is as follows 1775 Febry 2. To makg a suit of Pompadore Cloaths £ 1. 2. 6 May 18 — To makeg a Coat 10. June 17 — To makeg a Waistcoat & 10.
53To George Washington from Lund Washington, 20 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 6th Inst. is at hand—I have lookd over Dows Land. one half of it (I speak by guess and not from any measurement) is as valuable as most Land in the cty. it is tolerable well Fenced and divided into four Divisions bound ed on Cameron run part of each of those divisions have been much worn by Corn Tobacco &c. &c.—and some few gullys washd in them, but no great injury to them...
54To George Washington from Lund Washington, 4 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters of the 14th & 21st come to hand by the last Post—on monday Morning I inclosed the latter to Dulany and wrote him that I woud wait on him and Mrs French for their final answer the next day—accordingly I went, but did not see Mrs French, she did not appear at Dinner but sent word she was not well Dulany told me when I went, as the Day was very Wet he did not expect me and had wrote...
55To George Washington from Lund Washington, 11 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 27th of Novmbr is at hand—The Trees in the Pasture were trim’d last winter and shall again be gone over this Winter—they were trim’d of equal heights, they shall be done in the way you direct—I planted the Flowerg Shrubs at the North End of the House among the Locust which were first directed to be put there, but most of them died, I planted them again, but few of them lived...
56To George Washington from Lund Washington, 8 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of Dembr 25th is at hand—my last letter or the one before that woud tell you there was no sale on the 20th of Last month for Custis’s Horses owing to Mr Dandridges non attendance—on the first day of this month I received two Letters from Mr Dandridge Dated the 11 & 12 of Last Month Wherein he desired me to sell the Horses on the day he advertised them, but not to take less for them...
57To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 8th Inst. is at hand. It was not a part of the agreement with Dow & Co. that the Money shoud be pd in Philadelphia but both Mr Adam and my self supposed it woud be attended with no sort of Trouble or inconvenience for you to exchange your money for money in Philadelphia: beleiveg that in some Department or other belonging to the Army they were drawg money from Philadelphia...
58To George Washington from Lund Washington, 19 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I was in Alexandria yesterday where I see the King of Englands speech to his Parliament I think by it we may conclude there is a Peace at which I am well pleased. I have received Your Letter of the 5th Inst. The three Bay Colts you mention are unfit for Carriage Horses.the Eldest of them I beleive is the one you now Rides in Mrs Washingtons Charriot.I think he is not more then Six this Spring...
59To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 12th Inst. is at hand—be assured I never had the smallest intention or most distant wish to keep you from the knowledge of your private affairs under my care had you ever desired me to have transmitted you an Acct from time to time of the money I had received, and in what manner it was applyd it should have been done, when I sent that acct, while you were at Vally Forge it...
60To George Washington from Lund Washington, 12 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 26th of February is at hand—perhaps my note at the bottom of my Specia Acct was not so explanatory as it ought, but my meaning is that you are charged for 1727.2.5 Paper, which I said was the ballance due in Paper money, in the same proportion Hooe charges me for a Ballance of £13443.2.6. Hooe had no acct against you, his acct was kept against me, but the money I had of him...
61To George Washington from Lund Washington, 23 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 9th Inst. is at Hand—with a small bag of seed inclosed which Phillup has sew’d—Peace rejoices every one and I hope we shall make a proper use of it—yet it does not appear that the people of this city think much about it, on monday last was our Election for Assembly Men when Broad Water was Elected in preferance to Doctr Stewart who is alow’d by all who know him to be a man...
62To George Washington from Lund Washington, 23 July 1783 (Washington Papers)
Gibsons Deases of Horses The Compleat Horseman or Perfect Farrier by Sir Wm Hope The Sportsman Dictionary or Country Gentlemans Companion Langly on Gardening Millers Gardenars Dictionary Quinsys Dispensatory Advice to the people in general by Doctr Tissot Virginia Laws or Acts of Assembly Do Do by John Mercer Justice of the Peace in 4 Vol: by Richd Burn The Attorneys Pocket Book 2 Vol:...