21To George Washington from Lund Washington, 17 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I did not write to you last Post owing to an accident I went over to Maryland to indeavour to get Adams’s Negroe Fellow—he being out of the way, & the family either did not know or pretended they coud not tell where he was—but suppose’d he was looking out for some one to purchase him, or hire him, I was unwilling to come away without seeing him, which kept me longer in maryland than I expected...
22To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my Last the River has been Froze so that I have not had it [in] my Power to see Mr Marshall about the Exchange of Land mention’d in your Last, I wrote to him the day I receive’d your Letter about it, so that he will have time to Consider the matter, & you may expect between this & the next Post day I will see him, & inform you whether he will make it or not. neither have I seen Mr...
23To George Washington from Lund Washington, 31 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by Captn Matthews I got last Saturday Since my last the River is not Psable for Ice so that I have not seen Captn Marshal consequently cannot tell whether he will exchange his Land in this Neck for Adam’s in Maryland; but so soon as I can get to him I will let you know whether he will or not —I mention’d in a former Letter that Wm Barry had listed as a Minute Man and had march’d...
24To George Washington from Lund Washington, 8 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of Janry 13th I have recieve’d —the one you mention of Novmbr 26 I wrote you an answer to long since which I make no doubt you have recieve’d before now—The post Use’d to leave Alexandria by 8 OClock on sunday morning. so that I cou’d not answer any Letter of yours until the Week following—but now the post comes in on Sunday & goes out the Thursday Following as formerly. It...
25To 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...
26To 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...
27To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters of the 5th and 8th Inst. are come to hand —I shoud be much better Satisfy’d if you woud give Possitive direction in many things, rather than leave me in a State of uncertainty which of the methods you point out woud be most agreeable to you, as I woud wish to do that which I thought woud best please—with regard to Building a House or Houses, upon diffecult for the reception of...
28To 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)...
29To 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.”
30To George Washington from Lund Washington, 18 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 18 Sept. 1776. On 30 Sept. GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your letter of the 18th . . . now lies before me.”