121To George Washington from William Pearce, 30 November 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 30 Nov. 1796 . GW wrote Pearce on 11 Dec. : “I have received your letters of the 30th of Novr and 4th inst.”
122To George Washington from William Pearce, 4 December 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 4 Dec. 1796 . GW wrote Pearce on 11 Dec. : “I have received your letters of the 30th of Novr and 4th inst.”
123To George Washington from William Pearce, 11 December 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 11 Dec. 1796 . GW wrote Pearce on 18 Dec. : “Your letter of the 11th, with the enclosures, came to my hands yesterday.”
124To George Washington from William Pearce, 3 January 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 3 Jan. 1797 . GW wrote James Anderson on 8 Jan. , acknowledging his letter “of the 3d instant, & Mr Pearce’s of the same date.”
125To George Washington from William Pearce, 24 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have Received your Letter of the 17th Instant and I will do every thing In my power to git you a proper Person as overseer for Union farm—but at this time I do not know of any one that would answear your purpose that Is uningaged. but I will spare no paines In Looking out For such a One. I am sorrey to heare that poor Mr Clark is Dead. If he had Lived he would have made you a good Overseer....
126To George Washington from William Pearce, 27 August 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your Letter of the 14th Instant—and I shall always be happy To have It in my Power to Serve you; but as yet, I have not been so fortunate as to Git an overseer for you, for those who would answer your purpose are so very high In thare demands In wages that they are far above what you are willing to Give, for the Lowest that I Can Git one who could be depended on for is £85 this...