111To George Washington from William Pearce, 20 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your letter of the 13th Instant. Cyrus Is still In a bad state of health and I fear it will be some time before he will fully recover—when he does I will do Every thing I can to Incorage him to persevere In doing well so as to fit him for your purpose. the hogs are killed and Every person has Receved thare share and thare Is 60 Very Cleaver hogs salted a way for your own use—the...
112To George Washington from William Pearce, 15 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your letter of the 8th Int. Mrs Stiles sent 2 shirts among the other things belonging to Austin which was omited In the list of the things sent to you. The weather still keeps Very unfavourable for the wheat and it appears to be hurt more with in the two last weeks than In all the Rest of the winter besides—we have had some small falls of snow but not to lie any Time on the ground—in...
113To George Washington from William Pearce, 22 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your letter of the 15th Inst. Since I wrote to you Respecting Mr Washingtons Intention to Survey his Land that a Joins yous, I have Receved a note from him Informing me that he shall Git an order at March Court for surveying it—and he wishes to Mark and set bounds—I would have attended to this Business before but I never Can find a day to spare from the business here. the oats will...
114Agreement with William Pearce, 23 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Articles of Agreement made and entered into this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety three, by & between George Washington, President of the United States, on one part; and William Pearce of Kent County in the State of Maryland, on the other part—Witness, that for and in consideration of the wages and allowances herein after mentioned, the...
115To George Washington from William Pearce, 4 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your Letter of the 26 Janry and a bank note of 100 dollars—I took notice that you had put down in the notes in the plan of Rotation—that Corn might be planted in such parts of the fields that ware alloted for the Buck wheat—as would produce it —If the feilds that ware alloted for Corn was not Likely to produce a Soficient Quantity To answear the Several demands that would be for that...
116To 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...
117To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 April 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have Recevd your Letter of the 10th Instant with Respect to the price of Flour It sells In alexandria for a 11 or 12 dollars ⅌ Barrell at most for cash and I beleve some Gives 13 Dollars ⅌ Barrell on a Creddit of 60 days—Mr Smith has Returnd from New york and I have Sounded him on the subject of buying yours at 15 Dollars ⅌ Barrell at the c[r]edit he offered to take it at before he went from...
118To George Washington from William Pearce, 31 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your letter of the 24th Inst. with the plan of the Barn proposed to be Built at River Farm—and a Book & a Bundle of Nuts which I have Given to the Gardener. as you had before directed me to git plank and shingles for the Barn —I met with a man In Alexandria who Used to Bring plank and shingles to Chester Town and I spoke to him to furnish those articls. and he has promised to...
119To George Washington from William Pearce, 11 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
I Received your letter of the 2nd Int. The Reason you have not had the weekly reports Sent forward as Usial I have been to the Eastern shore of Maryland and was detained at the Ferrey by head winds both going & returning which kept me a way a few days longer than I Expected—I was a way Just two weeks. I am Sorrey it was not In your power to visit Mt vernon this fall and to have seen the...