1461From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 25 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
On Board a Ship of Mr Mills’s (Virga) calld the Deliverance I have Shipd 20 Hhds Tobo for your House which please to Insure in the usual manner —and sell to the best Advantage of Gentn Yr Most Obedt Hble Servt LB , in GW’s hand, DLC:GW . The Deliverance , a ship owned by James Mills, had a Williamsburg registry. According to memoranda that GW wrote at the beginning of his 1760 Almanac (see the...
1462From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 20 September 1765 (Washington Papers)
By the Fauquier Captn Nicks you will receive 12 Hhds of Master Custis’s Tobacco which please to sell to the best advantage and carry the nett proceeds to the credit of his account—I dare say there can be no exception taken to this Tobacco & therefore I shall hope for more pleasing Sales than were receivd for the two last Parcels I shipd you in his behalf which indeed were low and discouraging....
1463From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 30 November 1759 (Washington Papers)
With this Letter you will receive the Copy of a former of the 20th Septr. Five days ago I wrote you a Letter and dropt it at Williamsburg, desiring Insurance on 20 Hhds Tobo put on board the Deliverance a Ship of Mr Mills’s lying in Rappahannock River. I now repeat the desire and hope you will not only Insure the Tobo on the best terms but dispose of it in the best manner for Our Interest so...
1464From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 12 June 1759 (Washington Papers)
It will be needless I presume, unless it be for Formsake, to tell you so long after the thing has happend, of my Marriage with Mrs Martha Custis; you doubtless have heard of it before this can reach you, but as I thought proof might be requisite I sent over the Ministers certificate (which I was told was sufficient testimony) to Messr Cary & Compa. and to that I also refer you for your further...
1465From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 5 May 1768 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters to Master Custis & myself of the 10th of Decr by Captn Eston are both come to my hands and I have directed Ten Hhds of the young Gentns Tobo to be put on board his Ship to your Address; which, considering the very short crop we made last year is a larger proportion of his Tobo than you have had yet —On this quantity you will please to Insure £10 pr Hhd & carry the proceeds to his...
1466From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 28 June 1766 (Washington Papers)
The bearer of this, Mr Benja. Sebastian, a young Gentleman of this Country is going Home for Holy Orders; and being in want of a small Sum of Money, please to let him have upon demand Sixty pounds Sterg and place it to Acct of Mastr Jno. Parke Custis, who is allowed Interest for the same here —If it shoud lye in your way to facilitate the design of Mr Sebastian’s Trip to England, as also of Mr...
1467From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 3 April 1761 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 15th Septr, which is the last Letter that I have receivd from you, now lyes before me —By some neglect or other my Bills of Lading for the Tobo pr the Deliverance never came to my hands for which Reason I send you in lieu thereof a Certificate from the Collector of His Majesty’s Customs of the Tobacco Shipd in that Vessell by me which I am told will answer the same purpose...
1468From George Washington to Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 26 April 1763 (Washington Papers)
Your favours of the 24th of April 29th July and first of December now lye before me, and I coud heartily have wished that the last had brought an Acct of the Tobaccos lost in the Deliverance and Joseph which remains along while I think in an undeterminate manner. You will please to observe that the 20 Hhds pr the Deliverance is part of the Estate of Danl Parke Custis Esqr. deceasd, because it...
1469From George Washington to the Captain of William Franklin’s Guard, 30 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I understand that the Convention of New-Jersey did resolve that Govr Franklin was an Enemy to the Liberties of America, and that he should be conducted under a safe Guard into Connecticut, & for that purpose he was committed to your Charge—I have this morning Recd Information that you have Halted with him at Hackensack —I would enjoin it upon you to set off Immediately and carry the resolve of...
1470From George Washington to captured British naval officers, 13 May 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to captured British naval officers, 13 May 1776. The letter that four captured British naval officers at Providence wrote to GW on 5 May is endorsed in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing: “Ansd 13.”