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,...
2From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 31 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 27th came to my hands yesterday. If I had the Sum you require, or knew where to obtain it, my endeavours to accomodate you with a loan to the amount of £2000 should not be wanting. But the truth, as it respects my own resources, is, that if my receipts & expenditures are balanced at the years end, it is full as much as they have been competent to for many years back. And I...
3To 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...
4From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 14 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
Taking it for granted that Mr Anderson gave you his opinion of Mr Threlkalds English Cattle, I shall only add that his advice to me is, to take only the Bull, at the price you mentioned—viz.—Forty guineas. I shall be obliged to you therefore to let that Gentleman know that I will take the Bull at the above price & will send for him on any day he shall name. I am not inclined to offer less than...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 18 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 16th, and its contents, came safe, as you will perceive by the enclosed receipt for the money. As neither your letter of the 16th nor Patsey’s of the 15th, has taken any notice of one written to her by Mrs Washington of the 14th and committed to the care of Mr White (Commissioner) we are left in doubt as to the receipt of it —I shall just mention, therefore that the purport...
9To 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 &...
10From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 20 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 14th with the money, Tobacco notes & A/c from Colo. Deakins, came safe; but not ’till yesterday. I will endeavour to recollect that I stand indebted to you for change—but it is more your interest than mine that it should not be forgotten. Be so good as to let me know if the two Tobacco notes would sell in George Town, & at what for Cash, or on credit of 60 or 90 days?...