11From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 4 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of yesterdays date was received last night; & I consent to Ship the 4 Hhds of Tobacco which I have in the Warehouses at George Town, & the 2 at Nanjemoy, in Mr Carltons Ship, & to his friends in London; supposing them to be good men—for they are strangers to me. I shall rely on him to order Insurance thereon. The freight & Primage seems high, but if it is paid by Messrs Wilson &...
12From 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...
13From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 15 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
In discharge of Rent, for some land I have in Charles County, State of Maryland, I have received the Tobacco—noted below. If it will sell in George Town for its worth, I would thank you to dispose of it along with that last sent you, on the best terms you can, and it will much oblige Dear Sir Your Affecte Servt ALS , DTPF ; ALS (letterpress copy), DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The hogsheads of...
14From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 5 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have had the enclosed Tobacco note by me sometime. Too long perhaps for the best Market. If Mr Peter (your father) whom I presume is a good judge of these matters, should be of opinion that it had better be sold now than wait longer, for a rise in the price of that article, I pray you to sell it for what it will fetch. I give you this trouble because the Tobacco is in the Warehouse at George...
15From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 12 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 9th was handed to me yesterday—enclosing one from Colo. Deakins, and a Tobacco Note as below—for which I transmit a receipt. I am ignorant of the principle, on which I am called upon to pay for picking a Tenants tobacco; but presuming it was proper, I thank you for having done it. And I pray you to add to the expence as much Tobacco as will make the Hhd sufficiently heavy:...
16From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 18 July 1799 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed are Notes for two hogsheads of Tobacco—as below—Nanjemoy Warehouse, paid me for Rent. If you can sell them in George Town it would oblige me; either for Cash, or on a moderate credit. If you cannot, they may be returned, or retained until I come up to the meeting of the Potomac Company the first Monday (5th day) of next Month in George Town. I earnestly hope that this meeting will be...
17From 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...