1Joseph Davenport to Lund Washington, September 1765 (Washington Papers)
I Received yours By Giles and do not hesitate a moment to Say I Gladly Embrace the offer of going to york for I like the Description of the plantation in every particular but that of the Marshes & that does not amount to 1/100 of an objection and as to the part of the Country I am Very fond of because I of Late Seem determ[in]ed to marry and there I immagine I may probably meet with Some Girl...
2Joseph Davenport to Lund Washington, 16 October 1765 (Washington Papers)
I this day fill’d the pond at home with hemp and Tomorrow intend to fill One that I have at the Lower Quarter tho. I am doubtfull it will not hold all the hemp besides what Bore Seed and that I know not what to do with for by than this comes out the water will be too Cold—the Seed turns out Very indifferently I have Cleaned about 25 Bushels and do not believe I Shall have above 7 or 8 more I...
3Joseph Davenport to Lund Washington, 22 November 1765 (Washington Papers)
according to Colo. Washingtons Derections I went to Frederick Town in order to inquire into the price of hemp and as I immagined a Sample would be necessary (and I wanted Some Trifles from there) I took 100 lb. for wch I got but 40/ and was informed that the Markett was not till Towards Spring & as Mr Cary has wrote to the Colo. I need Say no more only they liked the hem[p] Very well. I...
4From George Washington to Lund Washington, 9 August 1767 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 9 Aug. 1767. On 22 Aug. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “The Sunday after you left home [3 Aug.], I lodge’d a Letter in Mr Carlyle’s Counting House.”
5From George Washington to Lund Washington, 27 August 1767 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 27 Aug. 1767. On 5 Sept. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I this Day receiv’d yours of the 27th Augst.”
6From George Washington to Lund Washington, 8 July 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 8 July 1775. In a letter of 15 Oct. 1775 to GW , Lund Washington referred to GW’s letter of “July 8th.”
7From George Washington to Lund Washington, 20 July 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 20 July 1775. In a letter of 15 Oct. 1775 to GW , Lund Washington referred to GW’s letter of “July . . . 20th.”
8From George Washington to Lund Washington, 11 August 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, c.11 Aug. 1775. On 15 Oct. 1775 Lund Washington wrote to GW: “in the one [letter] of the 17th of Augst you speak of haveg wrote one abt the 11th.”
9From George Washington to Lund Washington, 17 August 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 17 Aug. 1775. In a letter of 15 Oct. 1775 to GW , Lund Washington referred to GW’s letter of “Augst 17th.”
10From George Washington to Lund Washington, 20 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by Captn Prince came to my hands last Night —I was glad to learn by it that all are well. the acct given of the behaviour of the Scotchmen at Port Tobacco & Piscataway surprizd & vexed me—Why did they Imbark in the cause? what do they say for themselves? What does other say of them? are they admitted into Company? or kicked out of it? what does their Countrymen urge in...
11From George Washington to Lund Washington, 28 August 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 28 Aug. 1775. In a letter of 15 Oct. 1775 to GW , Lund Washington mentions receiving “your letter . . . dated the 28th of Augst.”
12From George Washington to Lund Washington, 4 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 4 Sept. 1775. On 15 Oct. 1775 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “In your Letter of the 7th you mention haveg wrote one on the 4th.”
13From George Washington to Lund Washington, 7 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 7 Sept. 1775. On 15 Oct. 1775 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I recieve’d on Sunday last two Letters . . . dated 7th & 11th of Septmbr.”
14From George Washington to Lund Washington, 11 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 11 Sept. 1775. On 15 Oct. 1775 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I recieve’d on Sunday last two Letters . . . dated 7th & 11th of Septmbr.”
15From George Washington to Lund Washington, 21 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 21 Sept. 1775. On 15 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I recieve’d on Sunday last . . . one . . . of the 21st Septmbr.”
16From George Washington to Lund Washington, 25 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 25 Sept. 1775. On 15 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “this day I received one date’d 25th of Septmbr.”
17From George Washington to Lund Washington, 2 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 2 Oct. 1775. On 29 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “On Sunday last I got three Letters from you dated the 2d 7th and 9th of Octbr.”
18From George Washington to Lund Washington, 7 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 7 Oct. 1775. On 29 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “On Sunday last I got three Letters from you dated the 2d 7th and 9th of Octbr.”
19From George Washington to Lund Washington, 9 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 9 Oct. 1775. On 29 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “On Sunday last I got three Letters from you dated the 2d 7th and 9th of Octbr.”
20From George Washington to Lund Washington, 12 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 12 Oct. 1775. On 29 Oct. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Mr Milner came here on Fryday with a Letter from you dated the 12th.”
21From George Washington to Lund Washington, 15 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 15 Oct. 1775. On 5 Nov. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I have just reciev’d two letters from you Octbr 15th & 23d.”
22From George Washington to Lund Washington, 23 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 23 Oct. 1775. On 5 Nov. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “I have just reciev’d two letters from you Octbr 15th & 23d.”
23From George Washington to Lund Washington, 30 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 30 Oct. 1775. On 12 Nov. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Yours of the 30th Octbr I recievd last night.”
24From George Washington to Lund Washington, 6 November 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 6 Nov. 1775. On 3 Dec. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Two Letters from you came to hand this Week dated Nvmr the 6th & 12th.”
25From George Washington to Lund Washington, 12 November 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 12 Nov. 1775. On 3 Dec. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Two Letters from you came to hand this Week dated Nvmr the 6th & 12th.”
26From George Washington to Lund Washington, 20 November 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 20 Nov. 1775. On 17 Dec. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letter of 20th Novmbr I have recieve’d.”
27From George Washington to Lund Washington, 26 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I well know where the difficulty of accomplishing these things will lie. Overseers are already engaged (upon shares) to look after my business. Remote advantages to me, however manifest and beneficial, are nothing to them; and to engage standing Wages, when I do not know that any thing I have, or can raise, will command Cash, is attended with hazard; for which reason I hardly know what more to...
28From George Washington to Lund Washington, 11 December 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 11 Dec. 1775. On 30 Dec. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letter of the 11th Inst. I have recieved.”
29From George Washington to Lund Washington, 25 December 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 25 Dec. 1775. On 17 Jan. 1776 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letter of the 25th Dembr I have got.”
30From George Washington to Lund Washington, 13 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 13 Jan. 1776. On 8 Feb. 1776 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “your Letter of Janry 13th I have recieve’d.”
31From George Washington to Lund Washington, 25 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 25 Jan. 1776. On 15 Feb. 1776 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letter of January 25th is come to ha[n]d.”
32From George Washington to Lund Washington, 5 February 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 5 Feb. 1776. On 29 Feb. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letters of the 5th and 8th Inst. are come to hand.”
33From George Washington to Lund Washington, 8 February 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 8 Feb. 1776. On 29 Feb. Lund Washington wrote to GW : “Your Letters of the 5th and 8th Inst. are come to hand.”
34From George Washington to Lund Washington, 10 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
As I am not able to form any Idea of the time of my return, and as it is very reasonable and just that Mr Custis should be possessed of his Estate, although it is not in my power (circumstanced as I am at present) to Liquidate the Accounts and make a final settlement with him, I have wrote to the Clerk of the Secretary’s Office for Authentic Copies of the last Accounts which I exhibited...
35From George Washington to Lund Washington, 19 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Very unexpectedly to me, another revolving Monday is arrived before an Attack upon this City, or a movement of the Enemy—the reason of this is incomprehensible, to me—True it is (from some late informations) they expect another arrival of about 5000 Hessians; but then, they have been stronger than the Army under my Command; which will now, I expect, gain strength faster than theirs, as the...
36From George Washington to Lund Washington, 26 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 14th is now before me —You are fully acquainted with my unwillingness to be concerned in Vessels, but if you cannot dispose of my Flour in the Country (which I should much prefer) you must then do the best you can with it, without waiting for particular Instructions from me, as the distance is too great to do this; and you know I shall not disapprove of any thing you do...
37From George Washington to Lund Washington, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 18th, which is the only one received and unanswered, now lies before me. The amazement which you seem to be in at the unaccountable measures which have been adopted by —— would be a good deal increased if I had time to unfold the whole system of their management since this time twelve months. I do not know how to account for the unfortunate steps which have been taken but...
38From George Washington to Lund Washington, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 25th Ulto has reached my hands since the date of my last about this day Week. nothing material has happened since that time—We are strengthning ourselves in this Post, as the Enemy also are in theirs. They have moved some of their Ships up the North River opposite to their own Lines, & a little below ours; whether with a view to cover their own Flanks, or at a proper time to...
39From George Washington to Lund Washington, 10–17 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Hurried as I am and distressed by a number of perplexing circumstances I will write you a few Lines in acknowledgment of yr Letters of the 20th & 26th Ulto. I wish to Heaven it was in my power to give you a more favourable Acct of our situation than it is—our numbers, quite inadequate to the task of opposing that part of the Army under the Command of Genl Howe, being reduced by Sickness,...
40From George Washington to Lund Washington, 11 December 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 11 Dec. 1777. Lund Washington writes in his letter to GW of 24 Dec. that “Yours of the 11th Inst. is come to hand.”
41From George Washington to Lund Washington, 9 January 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 9 Jan. 1778. Lund Washington wrote GW on 28 Jan. : “Yours of the 9th Inst. came to hand yesterday.”
42From George Washington to Lund Washington, 16 January 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 16 Jan. 1778. In a letter to GW of 18 Feb., Lund Washington refers to “your Letter of the 16th of jany.”
43From George Washington to Lund Washington, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
If you should happen to draw a prize in the militia , I must provide a man, either there or here, in your room; as nothing but your having the charge of my business, and the entire confidence I repose in you, could make me tolerable easy from home for such a length of time as I have been, and am likely to be. This therefore leads me to say, that I hope no motive, however powerful, will induce...
44From George Washington to Lund Washington, 15 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 15 Mar. 1778. On 1 April, Lund Washington wrote GW , “By the last Post I got two Letters from you of the 15th & 22d of March.”
45From George Washington to Lund Washington, 22 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 22 Mar. 1778. On 1 April, Lund Washington wrote GW , “By the last Post I got two Letters from you of the 15th & 22d of March.”
46From George Washington to Lund Washington, 29 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 29 Mar. 1778. On 8 April, Lund Washington wrote GW , “Yours of March 29th by Genrl Woodford was deliverd me on monday.”
47From George Washington to Lund Washington, 12 April 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 12 April 1778. On 22 April, Lund Washington wrote GW , “Yours of the 12 Inst. is at hand.”
48From George Washington to Lund Washington, 15 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 29th Ulto, Inclosing a line from Captn Marshall to you came to my hands yesterday—I have no reason to doubt the truth of your observation, that this Gentleman’s Land, & others equally well situated, & under like circumstances, will sell very high —The depreciation of our money—the high prices of every article of produce, & the redundancy of circulating paper, will, I am...
49From George Washington to Lund Washington, 30 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, c.30 Nov. 1778. On 17 Dec., in a letter to Lund Washington , GW referred to his letter to Lund of “about the last of November.”
50From George Washington to Lund Washington, 17 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last from Elizabeth town, I have arrived at these my Quarters for the Winter; and have received your Letters of the 25th of last month and 2d of this; and have also heard of Mrs Washingtons safe arrival at Philadelphia. The list of Horses has come safe, but I thought their had been more of them. I observe what you say in your Letter of the 2d Instt respecting the measurement of...