1To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 27 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have for some time past been in treaty with Charles Carter Esqr. for a Tract of Land in Louden County Virginia containing about 5,500 Acres which I consider to be a great bargain, & which I can not accomplish to secure unless I could borrow about £2,000 Maryland Money. My Father enables me to say that he will be my Security, if it could be borrowed for a few Years—I could Negotiate for it,...
2To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 19 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
I expected to have had the Pleasure of being at Mount Vernon long before this, but business calling me up the Potowmack, & Mrs stuarts illness to Hope Park has prevented it. The day after you left the City I mentioned my opinion frequently to a number of Persons the propriety of appointg a Comity to inquire who were materially injured by the fire, but none were appointed; A subscription paper...
3To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 13 February 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have called on Mr Davidson to enquire the business his Nephew’s are suitable for, & whether they were not looking out for places to be engaged in; to this he answered one of them was taken by the Potowmack Compy & the Other at my service—I then mentioned you were wanting a Young Man who could keep accounts, write a plain round Hand (as you had much Recording to do) & who must be entirely at...
4To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 14 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on getting home I sought out for the Persons I promised you; the Brick & Stone Mason will be happy of such imployment as yours, & his lowest prices are £12 pr Month, ten Shillings a day, twelve Shilling & six pence a thousand for Bricks, & three & nine pence a perch for stone, Maryland Cuy—Mr Warring who is Master to the brick Maker I informed you off, on application ⟨to⟩ him said...
5To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 16 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
I called on Colo. Deakins agreeable to his request; Mr Perry could not pay the sum that ⟨mutilated⟩ in his hands, but expects shortly to do it, & ⟨as soon⟩ as he does, Colo. Deakins will Furnish you with a Statement—The inclosed Hundred & Thirty two Dollars is on A/c of Mrs Prissilla Beall, as is that in the Hands of Mr Perry. A White Man called on me this Morng hearing that I wanted to Engage...
6To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 14 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have again Received from Mr Francis Deakins some Money on your Account, say Seventy Nine dollars, two Tobacco Notes 1953 lb. Nett & a Statement, all of which you have here inclosed, (the Money counts Eighty dollars which is one more than is your due, but that I have placed to your Account for the want of change to make out the exact sum[)] —Mrs Peter sends her Love to you, Mrs Washington &...
7To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 2 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your last cover’d a Receipt for Seventy Nine Dollars & two Hhds Tobacco. I have inquired the Cash price & Credit Prices of Tobacco; they are as follow 7¼⟨$⟩ 7¾ @ 60 days & 8.120, if you are not in immediate want of the Money, the Gentn who offers 7¾ dollars can be rely’d on, & from the present prospect of things perhaps you could not do better with it. Mr & Mrs Law were here Yesterday I think...
8To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 22 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received your favour of the 8th Current last week, passing through George Town from my Farm to this place Incloseing three Tobacco Notes, weighing Nett twenty Eight Hundred & forty five pounds; this I could then have disposed off at 7¾ $ Sixty days, but my Father had just got an offer of ten dollars for fifty Hhds pay[abl]e in 120 days, that Credit you being willing to give I left it in his...
9To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 28 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two Letters of the 15th & 25th Current, the former inclosed two Tobacco Notes of Nanjemey Inspection—Nett weights Twenty Hundred & thirty five pounds. I left them in the hands of my Father to be disposed off with the others, when he makes sale of his. Thursday Morng an Express arrivd here from Marlbro for Mrs Stuart her Mother being dangerously Ill. I attended her down but...
10To George Washington from Thomas Peter, 9 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
I this day Received from Thos Carman (the Person) who Picked & Reprised a Hhd Tobacco, for which you have the Note here inclosed in a Letter from Mr F. Deakins to me. I have paid in your a/c to Thos Carman Eighteen Shillings & nine pence Maryland Cy & placed it to your Debit—your Tobacco I put in my Fathers hands is not yet Disposed off. I shall be glad to know from you if you will have it...