1To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 7 February 1757 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours by Mr Buchanan with the Cash to purchase Mrs Buckners Carpenter, but as I am apprehensive there is a Morgage, or some other incumberance as I well know that Estate is much indebt, it will be prudent to Act cautiously least there should be any dispute hereafter; I have already enquir’d about the Carpenter and have been inform’d that he will be sold some time hence but who has the...
2To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 10 June 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have sent you 4 pss. Blankets wch contain 60 Blankets, as I have no receipt for them shall be Oblig’d to you to give one to Mr James Strawhan, or the Cash wch will be more acceptable as it often proves Troublesome gitting of it below. I am yr most Huml. Servant A Bale WW No. 2 R Colo. Washington for the Country Dr To 60 Blankets @ 11/6 £34.10.0 Package & Cord 2.6 34.12.6 Dotr Halkerston...
3To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 25 June 1758 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours inclosing Forty Pound wch I have placed to your Credit, and shall settle your Acct with Mr Strother. James Gallemore the bearer some time sinc⟨e⟩ deserted from Colo. Byrds Regmt and is now return’d on my promise that he shall be excused for it, as he voluntarily surrenders himself I immagine he will meet with a ready Pardon. I am Yr most Humble Servt ALS , DLC:GW . According to...
4To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 16 September 1769 (Washington Papers)
I expect with this You will receive a Letter from my Son Fielding inclosing an Order on Mr Robert Alexander for the Balla. of his Wifes Fortune which I am very apprehensive is reduced to a small Sum as Mr Alexander writes me that he has paid several Orders and requests that the Ballance may be taken out of his Hands and dispos’d off in the manner I shall think most to Fieldings advantage; I...
5To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 29 December 1772–28 February 1773 (Washington Papers)
The post just leaving Town I have only time to inform you that I have rented your Houses & the Land between the road & River to Mr Fitzhugh for £22.10.0 ⅌ Ann: with liberty to get Fencing from the Land Mr Hunter want the other field next to him I shall go over in order to agree with him tho’ I think the better way is not to rent the other part nor will I conclude the bargain ’till next post...
6To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 8–9 May 1773 (Washington Papers)
Buckner was here last Tuesday and promis’d to do the needfull if possible, left the Town on Wednesday and I am this Evening inform’d by Mr Whiting that he would not return, and as I hear’d a Gentleman this day say he was to receive Three hundred pounds from Buckner I conclude you will get no Money, have therefore agreed for your Bills to Mr Charlton at the Currt Exchg. wch is not setled as the...
7To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 24 May 1773 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d you have Whitings Bond the Ballance of which Mr Mongomery refuses to pay, also Buckners Bond, no part thereof paid, also Armisteads Exs. Protest have not seen him since you sent me the protest. Inclos’d is a state of Money recd & paid for you at Wmsburg by which you will be able to settle your Accts. Our Wheat is better than common and I think it’s generally so that I have seen,...
8To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 7 July 1773 (Washington Papers)
On examining my papers I find that Mr Charlton paid me only Two hundred pounds owing to my mistake in returning him part of the Money he had paid me for the whole Bills wch he was to have had, I must endeavour to convince him of the matter when I go down or I must lose it; Mr Montgomery gave me no reason for not paying the Money, only that he could not advance it. Mr Whiting will pay it on...
9To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 8 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
Mr Page inform’d our Committee that you could furnish them with a quantity of Powder having imported more than you had occasion for in your County; I am directed to request that you will reserve Ten Barrells for the use of this County; and if you can contrive it to Malborough it will be convenient for us to send there, wch I am in hopes you can do as I am informed that you have purchased the...
10To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 23 April 1775 (Washington Papers)
I this Day received a Survey of 578 Acres Land for you, from Mr Thos Lewis, on the Ohio for several Assignments made to you by B. Dandrige & others which I shall keep ’till I receive your Orders about it, as I expect it must go to the Office; There is Two other Letters which I have put into the Post office to come next post; as I shall go to Hanover this Day & shall not return ’till Wednesday...
11To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 14 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
You will receive this Letter by my Son George who accompanys your Lady, the Winter is so far advanced that I am fearfull she will have a very disagreeable Journey but I expect she will meet with every assistance she may have occasion for on the Road and should there be little Snow I make no doubt of her getting to you safe and before the weather is very cold; George is very desireous of...
12To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 4 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th Decr I have recd with one from George by Mr Matthews, I approve much of your caution in bestowing Commissions, more especially on a Relation, I hope George may be servicible to you in some other way, as you must have occasion for some person to do some little things that you can confide inn, George writes me that he shall have occasion for some necessarys, anything he...
13To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 6 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
In my last I informed you that I could give you no information relating to your demand against Baraud indeed I fear most of that Money will be lost as I have no Opinion of the Man who I suspect will take advantage of the times and not pay alltho’ it may be in his power; I can get no information about his circumstances he’s now living at Suffolk, or at Smithfield as I am informed I shall be at...
14To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 12 December 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Fielding Lewis, 12 Dec. 1777. A two-page ALS with a three-line docket by GW was offered for sale in two nineteenth-century dealer’s catalogs, both of which printed excerpts from the letter. The first excerpt reads: “ as the Enemy have got up their Ships to Philadelphia and it may be necessary to Keep the army near that place to prevent Gen. Howe ravaging the Country ” (...
15To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 2 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have An Act of this state for speedily recruiting the Virginia Regements on the Continental establishment by which it is enacted that the Governour do request the commander in chief of the american army to order into this state One General or field Officer to give such orders as he may see cause for collecting the Men as they are raised and marching them to the grand Army, as no...
16To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 26 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
At the request of my Friend Mr James Hunter I inclose You a Letter for Mr Fras Gallibert a French Mercht Prisoner at New York desireing it may be forwarded to him. I informed You in my last of my bad state of health since which I am much mended, a little warm weather I think will compleat the cure, the rest of my family are well except my Son George who has never been well since his illness...
17To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, 4 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you about eight Days since before I recd yours of the 1st & 2d March which came by the Post last Fryday, You judged right with regard to our paper Currency as I find by a late resolution of Congress that it’s reduced to one fortieth part of it’s nominal value, this regulation I suppose was necessary however unjust it may appear to the world; after the assurances lately given by...