28341To George Washington from Charles Carter of Ludlow, 29 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
I by Mr Fitz[hugh] of Chatham, reced your kind and Affectionate Letter. ten thousand times I am obliged by this mark of friendship ever greatfully shall I hold it in remembrance. I have the satisfaction to tell you, that by letter of the 15th from my sons, they had got their money, and have by this post, directd them, to let the hundred Dollars you so obligeingly directed the Comptroller Mr...
28342To George Washington from Charles Carter (of Ludlow), 21 December 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Charles Carter (of Ludlow), 21 Dec. 1787. On 20 Jan. 1788 GW wrote Carter that his “favor of the 21st of last month” had come to hand.
28343To George Washington from Charles Carter of Ludlow, 26 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 19th came to hand last even. I am much obliged by your kind offer, of a Commn upon a vacancy, but that Life is entirely out of his line my Son has been from early Youth, inclined (indeed) devoted to Study in which (good Judges) say he has for his age made, a tolerable progress. he is now studying Physick, under Doctor Wellford, and intends to Philadelphia, in September, to...
28344To George Washington from Charles Carter of Ludlow, 23 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
My Son W. R. Carter, has commenced his business, as a Coach maker, at the shop of Mr Jo. Fernehough for which, he gave him, the sum of 1400£ 1000£ of which he paid at Xmas 94. the expence of carrying on such a number of Carriages, as are now on hand, and the imposability of selling slaves, for ready money, has greatly embarrassed him, in the Article of mounting, & Trimming. he has to be...
28345Curtis Carter and William B. Phillips to [Nelson Barksdale], 24 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
we will contract with you to make & lay from seven to ten hundred Thousand Brick for the Virginia University and compleate it by the first day of November next for the following prices to wit For all walls faced with oil stock Brick $18/ M For all walls faced with sand Stock Brick $ 13 do all walls such as partitions brest of chimneys and Seller walls below the surfice $12 do The Bricks to be...
28346To Thomas Jefferson from Edwin M. Carter, 23 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I presume to address you a few lines though not enjoying a personal acquaintance with you which I hope will not be unheeded.—I am a young man who contrarily to the advice of my friends and relations have undertaken the business of a preciptor I have engaged in the business with considerable zeal and pursue it con amore. My Father seems very much discontented at my further prosecution of it and...
28347To Thomas Jefferson from Elizabeth Carter, 3 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty once more, to beg your friendship for my eldest Son Walker Randolph Carter, who is now on his way in the Packet for Philadelphia, to live with Mr. Hunter a Coachmaker, who takes him for two years without fee. I am in hopes I shall be able to cloath him decently and allow him a little pocket money. All I have to ask of you is, that you will be so good to give him your advice...
28348To John Adams from John M. Carter, 1 February 1814 (Adams Papers)
We take the liberty to send you by mail a copy of Arator, written by Col. John Taylor of Caroline Va.—We do this from having been lately favored by him with an extract from a letter of yours to him concerning this treatise on Agriculture, in which you express a desire to purchase the book but know not where to apply for it—This is the only copy we have unsold from a large edition as you will...
28349To George Washington from John Carter, 22 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
On a Presumption that this truly distressed State is at length on the Point of joining the Union, and that a new Arrangement of Officers will in Consequence take Place, permit me, with all Deference, to ask of your Excellency a Nomination to the Naval Office for this District. My Object, in the first Instance, was the Collectorship, and I had endeavoured to make some little Interest: But...
28350To Thomas Jefferson from John Carter, 24 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the Receipt of a Letter from Mr. Remsen, written by Direction of your Excellency. My grateful Thanks are due for this Mark of Attention, as well as for your Excellency’s favourable Notice of my Name, in a late Letter to my worthy friend Mr. Howell. Agreeably to Order, the Providence Gazette shall with great Pleasure be forwarded by Post, so long as the Publication thereof...