1To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 March 1767 (Washington Papers)
The Day after you left home I began to tread out the Doeg Run Wheat & got it done that Week, but did not get it all clean & brought down till Thursday last. it was so very mean that we were oblige’d to run it through the Fan 4 & 5 times one woud Scarcly believe that the Quantity of Wheat sew’d at that Plantn shoud produce so little the whole amt of it is only 505½ Bushels. Cleveland finish’d...
2To George Washington from Lund Washington, 30 March 1767 (Washington Papers)
I Have dilivere’d Mr Adam the Wheat all but about ⟨4⟩0. Bushels which was at the Mill & that a Vessle was to have call’d for last Satturday, but has not yet come down Clevelands Crop 1520. We began to Plow at Doeg Run last Wednesday with three plows ⟨an⟩d continue’d at it all the week tho. the ground was very wet. it began ⟨to ra⟩in here Satturday night & continued till last night so tha[t] I...
3To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 August 1767 (Washington Papers)
In my last I gave you an accompt how very seasonable we were at all your plantations but that in the Neck & there last Fryday we had a very great Rain, which was the first since you left home, you may judge how much that Field has suffer’d as it was much in want of Rain when you left home, but least you shoud form too bad a judgement of it, three of the Cuts I believe will be good the other...
4To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 August 1767 (Washington Papers)
I Recievd two Letters from you this week one by Mr Whiteing the other Mr Carlyle. you complain I do not write to you[.] The Sunday after you left home, I lodge’d a Letter in Mr Carlyle’s Counting House & was assure’d it shou’d be forwarded by the first opportunity, Last sunday I wrote & gave the letter to Mr Jenny who promis’d me it shou’d be Diliver’d very shortly. I shall now give you as...
5To George Washington from Lund Washington, 5 September 1767 (Washington Papers)
I this Day receiv’d yours of the 27th Augst am very sorry to hear by it of your Horses being lost, they are not at home when I sd we had got down 235 Bushels of Morris’s Corn I did not mean it was the whole of his corn, he had out of that House 362 Bushel—the whole amt of Corn is 1929 Bushels for which I have got the money I had a good mind to make up the Quantity 2000 but did not know what...
6To 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...
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, 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...
9To George Washington from Lund Washington, 15 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
This Letter I expect will be diliver’d you by Mr Harrison who thankfully accepted your Invitation to the Camp, in my last I told you I had reason to believe he woud come, your letter was dated the 28th of Augst & I recieve’d it the 4th of Octbr it was long upon the Way—& Harrison Absent for several days after, so that I coud not give you a possitive answer sooner than this day on which, the...
10To George Washington from Lund Washington, 22 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I hope before this Comes to hand, you have seen Mr Harrison who will be able to answer you many Questions that you no doubt, will Ask relative to your own private matters as well as those of a more publick Nature. Mrs Washington with Mr & Mrs Custis left this on tuesday last —they are gone down to Colo. Bassets they intended to stay a few days in Fredercsbarg. Our mill Dams &c. are once more...