931To George Washington from Thomas Hanson Marshall, 23 September 1770 (Washington Papers)
I’m sorry it is not in my Power to appoint any Day (at this time) that I could wate on you in order to Ascertain the Quantity of Land I hould on the South side of the Road, that Leeds from your Mill to the Gum Spring, owing to the Declining state of health Mrs Marshall still Labrs Under, she being in such a Loe state, that I cannot Leve her Scarcely a Moment. Should be Verry Glad, could I ⟨be⟩...
932To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 1 October 1770 (Washington Papers)
I much wish’d to have accompany’d Jack, but cannot: & what is worse, We part on an Uncertainty, which may be disagreeable. I have some Thoughts of setting off for St Mary’s this Week; & if I do get away, I can hardly expect to return again till I remove finally, which cannot well be sooner than the latter End of next Month. So that, if I do not come by Mount Vernon, Jack needs not come hither,...
933To George Washington from Mauduit, 31 October 1770 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Mauduit, Wright, & Co., 31 Oct. 1770. On 20 July 1771 GW wrote to them: “Yr Lettr of the 31st of Octr last Yr came to my hands.”
934To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 13 November 1770 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 13 Nov. 1770. On 20 July 1771 GW wrote to them: “So much in answer to that part of your Letter of the 13th of Novr. . . .”
935Invoice from Robert Cary & Company, 13 November 1770 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Cost & Charges of Goods Shipd on Board the Liberty James Walker Comr for Virginia upon the Acct & risque of George Washington and Consignd to himself —Vizt Theo: Crowley & Co. Iron 25 M 4d. Nails 1/9½ [£] 2. 4. 9 25 M 8d. Ditto 3/8 4.11. 8 Cask . 2. 5 M 30d. Nails 17/ 4. 5. 0 Cask . 2. 1 dozn Cowprs Drawg knives
936To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 21–23 November 1770 (Washington Papers)
I this day set off Mr Guys Vessell with your negros she did not get hear So soon ass I Expected them by their Letter by ten days they tel me they ware drove to Norfolk a Coming over the Bay they Bring you 500 Bushels of oats the freight 3d. pr Bushel £ 6. 5.0 and 16 negros @ 15/ pr head 12. 0.0 ⟨ mutilated ⟩ 1 ⟨39⟩ lb. of Cotten
937To George Washington from William Crawford, 6 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Desire I have Bought the Great Medows from Mr Harreson for thirty Pistols to be paid to Mr Jacob Hite and inclosesed is an order on you from Mr Harreson in faviour of Mr Hite, and the bill of Se’al filld up by Mr MClalne and a Draft to be Run as you think Proper. any alteration you want done Please to Let me now and I will see it done when Mr MClain Coms up next Summer. I...
938To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 6 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
I am very glad to hear of your safe Return which I had begun to doubt of—Poor Rockwood died on his way Home. I have inclosed a Letter which I received this Fall from Mr Montgomerie. Please to let me know your Determination, and if you should be inclinable (which I doubt of) to receive a payment from him, and make one to him as Mrs Savages Attorney, and will inform me of the place it would be...
939To George Washington from Robert McMickan & Company, 7 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
We have receivd ⅌ the Swift Captn sanford sixty nine Barrels Herrings shipt on your Account by Messrs Robt Adam & Co. of Alexandria, which we shall make sale of to the best advantage in our power. We have Shipt you the different Articles contain’d in your Memo. to Captn sanford amotg ⟨as⟩ ⅌ Invo. inclosed to £50.10.1 which we think may be nigh the Nt proceeds of your Herrings when Sold. We...
940To George Washington from Margaret Savage, 10 December 1770 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Margaret Savage, 10 Dec. 1770. On 5 Sept. 1771 GW wrote to Margaret Savage: “. . . about the middle of June I was favour’d with yours, of the 10th Decr. . . .”
941To George Washington from John Polson, 15 December 1770 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Polson, 15 Dec. 1770. On 24 June 1771 GW wrote to Polson : “Your Letters of the 15th of Decr from Georgia and 20th of April from Charles Town, came duely to hand.”
942To George Washington from William Carr, 17 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 12th Currt came to hand Yesterday which confirmd what Mr Lawson Told me regarding your wheat as you Manufacture yours it will not be in my power to procure a ship Load in this part of the Country being only desird to ship from one to 200 Barrells of Flower & that on condition its of Equal Quality with the Baltimore & Philadelphia. I am empowerd by Mr Russell to Settle &...
943To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 18 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
I thank You much for your Intimations respecting Master Custis. Were all Those who have the Care & Direction of Children as attentive to their real Interests, We shou’d not have so many Complaints of Children spoil’d by Parental Indulgence. It is not without much Concern I own to You, that your Sentimts of this young Gentleman have, for some Time, been my own. I have observ’d his growing...
944To George Washington from George Mercer, 18 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you from hence about two Months since, at the Request of Mrs Savage, praying you to do, what her own Letter now she says repeats, and enforces. I believe the poor Woman has but a bad Time of it, as she is amongst other Things, at the tender Age of three score & ten, denied the Use of Pen Ink Paper & Romances, and a frequent Use of the Strap is substituted in the Place of those...
945To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 20 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Favor of the 14th and now inclose a copy of my Last Letter to Mrs Savage, wherein I have told her my Sentiments very freely —and if you desire we should write a joint Letter when we have the pleasure of meeting I shall be agreeable to it. I can’t conveniently go down till the middle of January so that at present I can’t appoint any place of meeting even Mr Montgomerie—I...
946To George Washington from Bernard Moore, 12 January 1771 (Washington Papers)
My Circumstances are so situated as to make it Necessary for me to sell my whole Estate to pay my debts, & I am sorry to inform you it will take every shilling I have to effect that end, this will leave my Famely (for whom only I feel) in a very distresfull situation unless my friends will assist me in this my day of distress. My long acquaintance with you and the Friendship that has ever...
947To George Washington from Thomas Bullitt, 8 February 1771 (Washington Papers)
We are situated at so great a Distance from each other that I am obliged to take this Method to notify to you that I no longer consider the Articles entered into relative to improving the Hot Springs , in Augusta County, as binding upon me. Give me Leave to say, when the Articles were executed, I expected you would immediately proceed, as well to build and improve upon my Lands adjoining to...
948To George Washington from Osgood Hanbury & Company, 18 February 1771 (Washington Papers)
Our last to Thee was dated 30 Augt ⅌ the 2 Sisters Capn Taylor since which we have not recd any of Thy favors & have therefore nothing in particular ⟨to reply to⟩—We have again sent Capn Esten in the Hanbury for the accomodation of our friends, we hope they will not be backward in giving her quick dispatch & shall send Capn Necks in the Lunn & Lloyd about the usual time, by him we shall...
949To George Washington from Matthew Campbell, 5 March 1771 (Washington Papers)
The Boy Brings the Boots Cost 57/6 Pensla Currency. They Came here only on Sunday evening Last by the Post. hope they will fitt & please Mr Custis I am sir your most humle Sert ALS , ViHi : Custis Papers. Matthew Campbell was a merchant in Alexandria who also acted at this time as an agent for Robert Adam.
950To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 11 April 1771 (Washington Papers)
I do very cordially sympathize with M⟨rs⟩ Washington in the uneasiness I can easily suppose She must necessarily be ⟨un⟩der during this State of Suspence. Her Son was, last Monday Ev’ning, inno⟨cu⟩lated in Baltimore: and tho’ there really be in his Favour Every Thing ⟨th⟩at could be wish’d for, yet, I know She will be anxious & impatient till it be over. All I can do to ensure Success She may...
951To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 April 1771 (Washington Papers)
I Receved yours of March the 11th and I am much sirprised at Mr Brooks beheaviour in Regard to that Land ho never had the Least Claim or pretentions to the Medows that I Ever herd of Mr Harrison maid use of the Name of Wm Brooks Expecting that Wm Brooks as his son inlaw would do him the faviour to give him an asignment at any time, but as Mr Harrison has got a permit there was no Accasion of...
952To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 19 April 1771 (Washington Papers)
I feel much Heart-felt Satisfaction in having it in my Power to inform You that Mr Custis is now out of all Danger of the Small-Pox, in Dr Stephenson’s own Phrase, He cannot now die if He would. I have been with Him all this Week, & shou’d not yet have left Him, but that I knew You wou’d wish & expect an Acc’t—& I cou’d only give one, by coming down hither, to catch the Post that sets out this...
953To George Washington from William Crawford, 20 April 1771 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Request I went to vew Colo. Crohans Land but before it cold be done the Line was to run which I Attended and vewd the hole, but cold not find the Quantity of Land you wanted nor one thousand such as you wanted or Such as I would have to be Laid of as he wantd me to Lay it of, there was som good Land on Rockoon Creek along they Creek but very hilley of from the Creek they...
954To George Washington from John Polson, 20 April 1771 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Polson, 20 April 1771. On 24 June GW wrote to Polson: “Your letters of the 15th Decr from Georgia and 20th of April from Charles Town, came duely to hand.”
955To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 3 May 1771 (Washington Papers)
I have seldom found myself worse disposed to write, than I now am; being exceedingly displeased with Mr Custis, that, according to my express Desire to Him, He is not here Himself, to write & put both Yourself & his Mother out of all further Anxiety on his Account. On Saturday last, He sent Me word, He would come down on the Monday, but the Doctor being of Opinion that possibly He might give...
956To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 9 May 1771 (Washington Papers)
The Season of Suspence, I thank God, is now over & Mrs Washington, without the Fears that wou’d have been unavoidable during a State of Uncertainty, will have the Pleasure of learning from undoubted Authority, that her Son is happily & easily releas’d from a formidable Disorder, without hardly one Mark to tell that He ever had it. He is as well as ever He was in his Life: indeed has such...
957To 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...
958To George Washington from John Posey, 25 May 1771 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you Last month, when I was at the Provinsiall court, and to Mr Thos Lawson, to be kind Enough, to Lett my son John, come here, that he shu’d Return in few days, his not coming, I suppose the Letters never got to hand, those Expect will by Mr Haul Mercht Alexsandrae —Your Letter you wrote me the 20 January Last, I Recd the first of Last month—contents Observ’d, Your not having Any...
959To George Washington from Robert McMickan & Company, 29 May 1771 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have Sales of your Herrings, With Account currt ballance in our favour £9.14.4 which you’l please pay to Messrs Robt Adam & Co. This Market is very low at present for both Herrings & flour. We shall when you have any business to transact this way be glad to Serve you & are Sir Your Very Hume Servts L , ViMtvL . See McMickan & Co. to GW, 7 Dec. 1770 .
960To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 23 June 1771 (Washington Papers)
⟨ Mutilated ⟩ the first of ⟨this⟩ month or the last of may ⟨i⟩n Closd ⟨in a mutilated ⟩ Letter which ⟨came mutilated ⟩ in a nother with the ⟨invoice for mutilated for you and⟩ Mr Custis and the ⟨ mutilated Crop mutilated had planted⟩ at that time ⟨ mutilated ⟩ sent By the post to you ⟨ mutilated C⟩rops are all planted and are ⟨ mutilated ⟩ we have a ⟨