1To 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...
2To 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....
3To 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.”
4To 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.”
5To 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.”
6To 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.”
7To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your Letter of the 14th Instant. With Respect to Mr Alexander Smith I have Taken up his Note of 6439 Dollars which was Lodged In the Bank of Alexandria—& have Taken 2 others one payable on the 24th day of December—for 1600 Dollars—the other for 4839 Dol[la]rs payable the first day of March those notes are now Indorsed by Danniel Duglass—& Jes[s]e Simes they are both co⟨nsi⟩dered...
8To George Washington from William Pearce, 13 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your Letter of the 6th Instant Togeather with the Memorandom and three heads of the Egyption wheat you Mention; This I have planted as you directed—and as to the directions Contained In the memorandom I will pay all the Attention to them In my power, during my stay on your Estate, and will Likewise point out to Mr Anderson your Ideas of the diffirent things which you spoke to me...
9To George Washington from William Pearce, 6 November 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 6 Nov. 1796 . GW wrote Pearce on 14 Nov. : “Your letter of the 6th was received (with the Reports) on Saturday.”
10To George Washington from William Pearce, 4 September 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 4 Sept. 1796. GW wrote Pearce on 11 Sept. : “Your letter of the 4th instt came to my hands yesterday.”