1To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 12 November 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 12 Nov. 1796 . GW wrote Custis on 15 Nov.: “Yesterday’s mail brought me your letter of the 12th instant.”
2To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 December 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Dec. 1796 . GW wrote Custis on 19 Dec. : “I am not certain whether I have written to you since my receipt of your letter of the first instant.”
3To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 February 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 27 Feb. and acknowledged his “letter of the … first.”
4From George Washington Parke Custis to George Washington, 7 January 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 7 Jan. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 11 Jan. : “I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 7th instant.”
5To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 22 February 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 22 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 27 Feb. and acknowledged his “letter of the 22d inst.”
6To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 12 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
My not receiving any favour from you in answer to my last, and having received one from Doctor Steuart subsequent to that, in which he mentions but little respecting the affair (which you expressed a desire of becoming acquainted with) has given me hopes to beleive that my confession of both the circumstances of the case, and my error, has obliterated from your mind all unfavourable...
7To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 23 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
Since my last I have collected all my accounts which I transmit for your perusal the only article I apologise for is an umbrella which I was unavoidably obliged to procure as I lost one belonging to a gentleman. College breaks up on Saturday and I shall be ready at any time that you may send I will look over every thing belonging to me and have them adjusted. I am very well and at variance...
8To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 20 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your last letter arrived by the ordinary course of the mail and conveyed the pleasing tidings of your health a theme allways acceptable to my grateful heart. With respect to my expenses I did not mean to insinuate that I was actualy in want but thought that you had lodged money in some one’s hands, to whom I was to apply—I have opened accounts with a shoemaker, tailor, and other persons of...
9To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 29 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
Words cannot express my present sensations, a heart overflowing with joy at the success of conscience over disposition is all I have to give—Dearest Sir did you but know the effect your letter has produced it would give you as consummate pleasure, as my former one did pain —My very soul tortured with the sting of conscience at length called reason to its aid and happy for me triumphed, the...
10To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 5 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Fitzgerald arrived here about an hour ago and has politely offered to convey a letter to you. Nothing material has occurred since my last letter only that we now attend College at six in the morning which is by no means disagreable, and conduces to health. With respect to what I mentioned of Mr Carroll in my last I had no other foundation but report which has been since contradicted....