5831Cash Accounts, July 1766 (Washington Papers)
Contra July 1— By Thos Plummet for Mowg 3 days £0. 7. 6 4— By Sarah Harle 0. 2. 6 6— By Thomas Bishop 0. 8. 0 By Ditto for Master Custis 1. 2. 0 17— By Jno. Carney 2 dollars & 30/ 0.15. 0 1.10. 0 20— By James Starke 19 day’s Cradling 4.15. 0 By Danl Starke 18 days Do
5832To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 1 July 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You had a long Letter from me by the Packet a Week or two ago, which I hope you will have received, and referring to that, I shall have the less to enlarge upon here: The Assembly of New-Jersey are broke up, and I hear Govr. Franklin is this Day at Newark, Miss Sally with him, but I don’t learn that they are coming over here. The Commotions excited by the...
5833Capel & Osgood Hanbury to John Parke Custis, 1 July 1766 (Washington Papers)
We wrote thee by Capt. Necks wth thy Accot Current. it will be a Satisfaction to us to hear that it is got to hand & pro⟨v⟩es right. Inclosd we send the Sale of thy 12 Hds Tobacco ⅌ the Fauquier. we can truly say that no care has been wanting in us to make the most thereof. We hope by Capt. Esten or by Capt. Necks to be favourd wth a larger Share of thy Consignments—Our Market is rather heavy...
5834From George Washington to Joseph Thompson, 2 July 1766 (Washington Papers)
With this Letter comes a Negro (Tom) which I beg the favour of you to sell, in any of the Islands you may go to, for whatever he will fetch, & bring me in return for him That this Fellow is both a Rogue & Runaway (tho. he was by no means remarkable for the former, and never practised the latter till of late) I shall not pretend to deny—But that he is exceeding healthy, strong, and good at the...
5835July [1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Cut my early Wheat behind Garden. 7. Began to cut Wheat in the Neck with the hands there. 8. Set into it with my whole force & two Cradlers hired. My Hay at D. Run finishd yesterday. The two hired cradlers were James and Daniel Starke, who worked about 2½ weeks for 5s. per day each. GW also hired another helper, Amoriah Bonham, for a total of 23 days, which apparently was the duration of...
5836To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Broughton, 3 July 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you will pardon me as I am really sorry to find myself Obliged to trouble you On this Occasion but as I have tryed every Other way in my power and found them Enefectual I will not doubt your Usuall Candor will plead My excuse and now to take Up No More of your Usefull time I must inform you that I have had An Account Running on with Mrs. Franklin for...
5837[Diary entry: 3 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Cut my early Wheat behind Garden.
5838[Diary entry: 7 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
7. Began to cut Wheat in the Neck with the hands there.
5839[Diary entry: 8 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
8. Set into it with my whole force & two Cradlers hired. My Hay at D. Run finishd yesterday. The two hired cradlers were James and Daniel Starke, who worked about 2½ weeks for 5s. per day each. GW also hired another helper, Amoriah Bonham, for a total of 23 days, which apparently was the duration of the harvesting. Bonham was also paid 5s. per day ( General Ledger A General Ledger A,...
5840[Diary entry: 9 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
9. My Schooner arrivd at Colchester.