1From George Washington to Robert Cary & Co., 1 May 1759 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosd is the Ministers Certificate of my Marriage with Mrs Martha Custis—properly as I am told—Authenticated, you will therefore for the future please to address all your Letters which relate to the Affairs of the late Danl Parke Custis Esqr. to me. as by Marriage I am entitled to a third part of that Estate, and Invested likewise with the care of the other two thirds by a Decree of our...
2Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 1 May 1759 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Sundry Goods to be Shipd by Robt Cary Esq. and Company for the use of George Washington—viz. 1 Tester Bedstead 7½ feet pitch, with fashionable blew or blew and white Curtains to suit a Room lind wt. the Incld paper Window Curtains of the same for two Windows; with either Papier Maché Cornish to them, or Cornish coverd with the Cloth 1 fine Bed Coverlid to match the Curtains 4 Chair...
3From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 12 June 1759 (Washington Papers)
In a Letter which I wrote you the first of last Month was Inclosd an Invoice of Sundries which I then was, and still am, much in need of. If those Goods shoud not be Shipd before this Letter gets to hand pray add to your purchase the things which you will find on the other side and send them as there directed. I shall find occasion to write you fully by the Fleet and Inclosing a list of...
4Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 12 June 1759 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Sundrie Goods to be Shipd by Robt Cary Esqr. and Company—for the use of George Washington. 200 lbs. Red Le[a]d ground up in Oyl 100 lbs. White Ditto ground in Ditto 15 lb. Putty 150 Squares Window Glass— 9 by 11 Inches 1 dozn Common locks—for Inside Doors 6 dozn Smiths Files of different Sorts 1 Steel hand Mill for grinding Wheat into Flour 10 lb. Emery 10 lb. Rotton Stone 25 lb....
5From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 2 July 1759 (Washington Papers)
By the Fair American William Thompson Master a ship belonging to— I send you fifteen Hhds Tobo the whole Amount of the Estates Crop this Year; one Hhd only excepted, which I coud not get on board in time as it lay up Pamunky River. Be pleasd therefore to Insure the above fifteen Hhds in the usual manner for the Estates Interest, and being perswaded you are the best Judge of this, I leave it to...
6From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 20 September 1759 (Washington Papers)
This will make the 4th Letter I have wrote you since my Marriage with Mrs Martha Custis—the two first servd to cover Invoices of such Goods as I wanted and to advise you at the same time of the change in her affairs, and how necessary it woud be to address for the future, all your Letters which relate to the Estate of the deceasd Colo. Custis to me. The last tended only to order Insurance on...
7Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 20 September 1759 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Sundries to be sent by Robt Cary Esqr. and Company for the use of George Washington. viz. A Light Summer Suit made of Duroy or &ca by the Measur 4 pieces best Indian Nankeen 2 best pl[ai]n Beaver Hats @ 21/ 1 ps. Irish Linnen @ 4/ 1 ps. black 6d. Sattin Ribbon 1 Sword Belt, red Morocco or Buff —no buckles or Rings 4 lb. Ivory black 2 best two bladed Knives 2 pr good horse Scissars...
8From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 25 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
Sometime this Week I expect to get on board the Cary for your House, Fifty Hogsheads Tobo of my own and Jno. Parke Custis’s, which please to Insure in the usual manner—I shall also by the same Ship send you ten or 12 Hhds more if I can get them on board in time, but this I believe will be Impractacable if Captn Talman uses that dispatch in Loading which he now has in his power to do. I am...
9From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 30 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
By the George and Captn Richardson and Nicks who Saild with the Fleet in September last I sent Invoices of such Goods as were wanting for myself Estate &ca but knowing that the Latter unfortunately founderd at Sea soon after her Departure from Virginia and that the former may probably have sufferd by that Storm or some other accident by which means my Letters &ca woud miscarry I take this...
10From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 28 April 1760 (Washington Papers)
On board the Russia Merchant Captn Boyes I have shipd you Fifteen Hhds more of my own, and Jno. Parke Custis’s Tobo which please to Insure in the usual manner —By mistake four of the 54 Hhds intended you by the Cary were left out (serving now to make up the above 15)—I suppose the Insurance of them may be withdrawn. Please to send two Seins by the first Ship to York River directed to the care...