1To George Washington from Lund Washington, 1 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
By the last Post I got two Letters from you of the 15th & 22d of March, Mr Custis is to take your mare down with him, and put her to his Horse, he goes down on Monday next. our Weaver contrived to Pick up a deserter, by so doing he is exempted from going as a Soldier himself, but he is not to continue here—he ask’d me £100. a year saying he cou’d get it—I refused to give him half the sum he is...
2To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 25 Nov. 1778. On 17 Dec., GW wrote Lund Washington that he had received “your Letters of the 25th of last month and 2d of this.”
3To George Washington from Lund Washington, 24 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 11th Inst. is come to hand —I am Sorry Howe has manag’d so as to escape a Drubg. this Campaign I fully expected he woud get one—Your Army we are told are going into Winter Quarters, but whether that will be a means of giveg us the pleasure of your Company at Mount Vernon or not, this winter, we here cannot tell. I wish it may. It gives me Real concern and uneasiness, that we are...
4To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 17 Feb. 1779. In the 26 Feb. part of GW’s letter to Lund Washington of 24–26 Feb. , GW wrote: “Your Letter of the 17th inst: is just come to hand.”
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 29 July 1778. On 15 Aug., GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your Letter of the 29th Ulto, Inclosing a line from Captn Marshall to you came to my hands yesterday.”
9To 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...
10To George Washington from Lund Washington, 14 August 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 14 Aug. 1776. On 26 Aug. GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your Letter of the 14th is now before me.”
11To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 12 Inst. is at hand —lately I recieved a Letter from Colo. Lewis wherein he informs me he cannot learn who has Blairs Bond, nor who is authorised to recieve his Debts, & that he believes he did not appoint any one to do it before he left the Country—I shall write to Mr Mercer concerng it & other matters as you mention. I shall not go among your Tenants over the Ridge until I...
12To 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 ).
13To 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...
14To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have so little to write about this week that was it not that I have determine’d to write every week, & to inclose the Letter to Mrs Washington, it would be as well not to write—All is at peace with us yet, we are told of one or more ships of War haveg come to Norfolk—whether they may think of molestg us in this part of the Colony or not time will determine —Colo. Hugh Mercers Regiment is to...
15To 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.
16To 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,...
17To George Washington from Lund Washington, 19 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Two Posts have past and no letters from you unless they have been sent on to newcastle where mrs Washington directed when she left home, hers shoud go —when I was below I see Mr Hill who Askd me whether you had given any orders about your Estate in his Hands—his meang I suppose was, as Custis and he are about to part, who was to take Charge of the Estate and further said, he wishd he had known...
18To George Washington from Lund Washington, 18 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of Feby 28th is at Hand as also the one by Captn Triplett. Lanphier was here some little time past, after some conversation with him I found he had very little thoughts of worckg here much more—he said money woud not purchase the necessarys of Life and that he must endeavour to make them—findg I coud do nothing better with him, I told him if he wou’d stick to his worck and...
19To George Washington from Lund Washington, 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last the weather has been Wet, first Snow, in a day or two after rain until now, and I see no prospect of its clearg up—it has prevented me from going up the country—I am told the snow about the mountains, and for some distance below was very deep, therefore the Runs above must be impassible—I shall set off so soon as I think there is the least chance to cross them; This will keep me...
20To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 25 Aug. 1779. On 14 Sept., GW wrote Washington: “Your letter of the 25th Ulto … came to my hands yesterday.”
21To George Washington from Lund Washington, 15 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of January 25th is come to ha[n]d —If I neglected to answer your Letter of the 26th Novmbr relative to my Wages, it was not intentionaly, I shoud be sorry that you shoud believe that I wou’d exact more of you now, than when you live’d at Home—had you not offer’d to pay me equal to what I had in any former year, I should not have murmerd, but chearfully endeavour’d to have executed...
22To George Washington from Lund Washington, 8 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Yours of March 29th by Genrl Woodford was deliverd me on monday, with regard to Sellg the Negroes Mention’d, you have put it out of my power, by saying you woud not sell them without their Consent—I was very near Sellg Bett, indeed I had sold her for 200£ to a man Liveg in Bottetourt Cty, But her Mother appeard to be so uneasy about it, and Bett herself made such promises of amendment, that I...
23To George Washington from Lund Washington, 9 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 9 Dec. 1778. On 18 Dec., GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your letter of the 9th Instt came to my hands this day.”
24To 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...
25To 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...
26To George Washington from Lund Washington, 18 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Thornton and Captn Lewis came here last night by the latter I got your Letter. your Mare Shall be taken great care of, and Silla sent your mother if required, tho I believe she will be very unwilling to go, she haveg Cooper jack for a Husband, and they appear to live Comfortable together Lewis tells me Fitzgerrald (who is on the way I am told) is to bring the Horse you mention’d—I...
27To George Washington from Lund Washington, 26 November 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 26 Nov. 1776. In his letter to Lund Washington of 10–17 Dec. , GW acknowledged receiving “yr Letters of the 20th & 26th Ulto.”
28To George Washington from Lund Washington, 26 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 26 Jan. 1780. On 25 Feb. , GW wrote James Mercer that he had received a letter from Mercer “accompanied by a letter from Mr Lund Washington of the 26th of Jany.”
29To George Washington from Lund Washington, 7 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote my last there was company at the House Who interrupted me, so that I neglect[ed] to Answer that part of your Letter relative to the Dray Colt —I suppose you never expected he woud be a very handsome Horse—he is far from it—but as Clumsy as need be, not haveing more activity in him than your Bull—he is pretty well grown but not so high as might be expected (about 14 hands 3 Inches)...
30To George Washington from Lund Washington, 1 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 1 Sept. 1779. On 14 Sept., GW wrote Washington: “Your letter … of the 1st Instt … came to my hands yesterday.”