1To 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.
2From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 14 September 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 2. instant met me on the road to this place. I beg you to be assured of my sensibility and gratitude for your friendly wishes respecting my health, which, since I overcame the severe attack in May last, has been better than I had enjoyed for twelve months preceding—for within that time I experienced more, and severer indispositions than I had felt in 25 years before, all put...
3From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 19 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the first instant came duly to hand; but it found me under such a pressure of business that I was unable to give it an immediate acknowledgement. I am sorry for the information you have given me, and wish sincerely it was in my power to relieve you from the disagreeable situation into which you are thrown—but it really is not. The particular object to which your views are...
4To George Washington from Charles Carter of Ludlow, 30 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
I am told Major Jackson is about to leave you, and that you have written to yr Nephew Howell Lewis to go up. If you shou’d be in want of another, give me leave to mention to you my son Chs L. Carter; he has had a good education, is well acquainted with the Greek & Latin languages, writes a good hand and very correct, as a specimen of which I have made him copy this Letter. The wheel of fortune...
5From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 19 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th ultimo was on its way to Philadelphia whilst I was on my journey to this place—owing to which I did not receive it until it reverberated—this must be my apology for not giving the receipt of it an earlier acknowledgment. It would give me pleasure to receive your Son into my family, if it could be made tolerably convenient to me—or if any advantage was likely to result...
6To 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...
7To George Washington from Charles Carter of Ludlow, 15 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Nothing but a very particular, and critical circumstance, shoud imbolden me to address you on a private affair. but tis of such a tender nature to a Parent, that Im certain of your Pardon. I have two Sons, in Philadelphia, in a most critical situation exposed to the raging Fever, that by accts sweeps, all before it. during the month of August I made them a remittance, of 150 Dollars. this...
8From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 25 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 15th instt having unluckily passed on to Philadelphia before it got to my hands, is the cause of its remaining so long unacknowledged. I have by the Post of to day written to the Comptroller of the Treasury for most of the other Offrs are absent to obtain, on my acct, one hundred dollars for the use of your Sons in Phila. and hope it will be accomplished; but such is the...
9To 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...
10To 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...