61To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 25 January 1762 (Washington Papers)
At Doctr Walker’s In Albermarle Coty My Dear Sir Janry 25th 1762. Soon after our last very mortifying Parting I was attackd with a Rheumatism which confind me till some Time after I had the infinite pleasure to hear of your being so much recover’d as to be in condition to return home —So soon as I got able to ride I went to Petersburgh where I put myself under the Direction of Doctor Jamison...
62Vestry Elections in Truro and Fairfax Parishes, 22–25 July 1765 (Washington Papers)
Vestry chosen for Truro Parish Vestry chosen for Fairfax Parish 22d July 1765. with the number of Votes for each 25th July 1765 with the number of votes for each Colo. Geo. Mason 282 Colo. [John] West 309 Captn Edwd Payne 277 Mr William Payne 289 Colo. Geo: Washington 259 Mr William Adams 250 Captn John Posey 259 Captn John Dalton 247
63To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 22 August 1766 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 22 Aug. 1766. On 20 July 1767 GW wrote to them : “Your favours of the 19th July, 22d of August . . . [are] all lying before me.”
64Mississippi Land Company Articles of Agreement, 3 June 1763 (Washington Papers)
We whose names are underwritten do agree to form a Body of Adventurers by the name of the Mississipi Company, with a view to explore and settle some Tracts of Land upon the Mississipi and its Waters; and the better to succeed in this design have determined on the following Rules and Regulation’s. First. it is proposed that the Company shall consist of Fifty Members and no more, who are to...
65From George Washington to Stewart & Campbell, 4 September 1766 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th of March came safe to my hands, but not till lately. My Tobacco Consignments to London, has been confin’d in a great measure to one House, and where there is no essential causes of complaint I have generally held it inconsistent with the rules of good policy & common justice to be always changing. True it is, my Tobacco has fetch’d less than I think it ought to have...
66From George Washington to Beverley Robinson, 27 September 1762 (Washington Papers)
Collo. Carlyle, the bearer of this, going to New York to dispose of some English Horses which he has been encouraged to carry thither, affords me the best of oppertunity’s to present my Compliments to your Lady, self, & Family & to ask how you have all done during an Interval of 3 or 4 years spent in profound silence with each other; thô not without constant enquiries on my side after a family...
67Truro Parish Vestry to Francis Fauquier, 4 February 1766 (Washington Papers)
We the Vestry of Truro Parish beg leave to recommend to yr Honour’s Notice and Favour, the Bearer, Mr Lee Massey, who has an Intention of entring into holy Orders, provided he can have a Certainty of this Parish and as his Character and Personal Merit is well-known to us, we are very desireous of receiving him, and have given him the best Title in our Power. But it being probable that he...
68To George Washington from Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 27 March 1766 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d we send Thy Acct Currt the Receipt of wch please to advise & that it proves right or if otherwise to point out the Error, & it shall be immediately rectified —We Congratulate Thee & all our Friends in America upon the Repeal of the Stampt Act We used our b⟨est en⟩deavours to prevent the Act passing when first it was in agitation & have ever since it passed spar’d no endeavours to...
69To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 26 June 1761 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 26 June 1761. On 28 May 1762 GW wrote to Robert Cary & Co. : “Your unacknowledged favours of the 26th June . . . and the 19th of Octr following now lye before [me].”
70Cash Accounts, October 1764 (Washington Papers)
Cash To Cash of Saml Moxley for Smiths Work £ 3. 5.7 Octr 8— To Ditto from Doctr [Thomas] Cockburn for Smiths Work 1.11.4 16— To Ditto recd of Mr [John] Semple by Mr Macrae 33. 0.0 Contra Octr 9— By 2522 feet Inch Pine Plank @6/6 £8.4. 50 feet Inch & ¼ Do Do @8/4 4[s]. 2[d.] Maryld Cury pd with 4 pists. & 8 Dollars £8.8.2 7. 8.0 By Edward Williams 2. 0.0 15— By Jno. Sheridine 1.10.0 By Jno....
71From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 14 July 1761 (Washington Papers)
This serves to address a copy of my last, and at the sametime to inform you that I have just receivd advice from my Steward of the Tobacco which he has put on Board the Argo; amounting in the whole to Seventy Hhds; Thirty of which belongs to me, and the rest to my Ward Jno. Parke Custis. You will please to make a proper Insurance thereon, and as you may readily perceive how much the usual...
72To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 14 January 1764 (Washington Papers)
I was detain’d at Philadelphia some time after Date of my last to you (by Mr Jo: Watson) however we at length embarkd, on the 28th of October we lost sight of the American Coast and after a Passage of 35 Days in which we had very boisterous weather and two dreadfull Storms on the French Coast from which we with the utmost difficulty escap’d Ship wreck, we arriv’d at Dover, where we gladly...
73Mississippi Land Company Minutes of Meeting, 22 May 1767 (Washington Papers)
At a General meeting of the Mississippi Company at Stafford Court House in Virginia the 22d day of May 1767 It appearing to the Company that the Committee in compliance with the directions of the said Company given to them at a meeting held the 22d day of Nove. 1765 have written to Mr Cumming and prest him to solicit with vigor, the granting the Lands mentioned in the memorial formerly sent to...
74From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 13 February 1764 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed is a Copy of my last of the 22d Ulto—We have been curiously entertained of late with the description of an Engine lately constructed (I beleive in Switzerland, and undergone some Improvements since in England) for taking up Trees by the Roots—among other things it is related that Trees of considerable Diameter are forced up by this Engine—that Six hands in working one of them will...
75Cash Accounts, June 1767 (Washington Papers)
Cash June 4— To Ditto [cash] Won at Cards £ 0. 7.6 To Cash of Abednego Adams for Weaving &ca 0.13.4 Contra June 4— By Exp[ence]s travelling to Frederick 0. 9.6 By Shoeing my Horse 2/. Mr [Daniel] Sturges for Nails viz. 600 to Ch[ristophe]r Hardwick 5/5 0. 7.5 5— By Expences on the Road from Fredk 1.13.9 8— By John Alton 2. 0.0 By Crying Sam when offerd for Sale 0. 5.0
76To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 30 October 1762 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 30 Oct. 1762. On 26 April 1763 GW wrote to Robert Cary & Co. : “I have your favours of the . . . 30th of Octor & 4th of Decr now lying before me.”
77Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 12 October 1761 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Sundry Goods to be sent by Robert Cary Esqr. and Co. for the use of George Washington—Virginia 800 Ells Oznabrigs 300 Yds best Cotton 4 pieces best Dutch Blanketting 2 pieces Fearnought 4 dozn pr very large Pld Hose 4 dozn pr of a Size Smaller 2 dozn pair for boys & Girls 2 pieces of Irish Linnen @3/6 1 piece ditto @2/ 2 pieces ditto @1/ 1 piece Irish Oznab: to be soft & white...
78To George Washington from Hill, Lamar, & Hill, 28 February 1762 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a Bill of Loading for a pipe of pale wine shiped by order of Messrs Moorey Cary & Compy which we doubt not proving to your Satisfaction a few months hence having been carefully selected. It is 40/ ⅌ pipe cheaper than the particular wines of last year & promises to be much better than any we saw of the former vintage. We shall value on those Gent. for the Cost as at bottom. We...
79From George Washington to Burwell Bassett, 2 August 1765 (Washington Papers)
By a craft sent round by Captn Boyes we had the pleasure to hear you were all well, but suffering with the drought as we are—We have never had the Ground wet in this Neighborhood since the heavy Rains which fell about the first of May; in June early we had a Shower that refreshed the Corn, & gave a little start to Hemp; but the dry weather which followed, and hath since continued, renders our...
80Memorandum List of Tithables and Taxable Land and Property, 10 June 1763 (Washington Papers)
A List of Lands entered agreable to Act of Assembly made in November 1762 and given in with the List of Tythables in Fairfax Cty 10th June 1763 to Collo. Jno. Carlyle George Washington Walter Magowan, Thoms Bishop, Robt Haims, Matths Seal. House Servts &ca : Breechy, Schomberg, Jack, Doll, Jenny, Betty, Sarah, Kate, Betty, Sall, Moll, Jack, Jack, Jack, Ned, Charles, Davy. Carpenters: Turner...
81From George Washington to James Gildart, 22 September 1766 (Washington Papers)
Since my last of the 21st of July the five Hhds of Tobacco there mentioned got damaged in getting on board of Captn Pollard—to what amount I cannot take upon me to say—The Captn from some causes which he can best explain neglecting to have a re-view of the whole Tobacco that the loss might be properly ascertained, & satisfaction made before his departure from hence. That one Hhd was so much...
82From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 17 July 1763 (Washington Papers)
We were a good deal disappointed in the promised Visit—A constant Watch was kept untill the accustomed Bell gave the signal for Dinner, and said it was time to look no more—We do not readily comprehend the cause of the disappointment, but as Water seems not to be the Element favourable to our wishes, we hope you will no longer trust to so uncertain a conveyance, but give us the pleasure of...
83Cash Accounts, March 1766 (Washington Papers)
Contra Mar. 2— By Robert Haims £ 1. 0.0 8— By Sarah Harle 1.15.0 15— By Charity 1. 0.0 17— By Cards 15/—Cash sent Jno. W[ashingto]n 15£ 15.15.0 26— By Edwd Williams 2. 0.0 By James Donaldson for repg a Gun 1 Dollar 7. 6.0 27— By an Anchor for my Schooner
84Enclosure: Memorandum to Robert Cary & Company, 21 July 1766 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Scythes to be sent to Potomack Rivr for the use of George Washington. 2 dozn Corn Scythes—all of them to be exactly 3 feet 10 Inches from Heel to point—to be pretty strait in the blade, and not one more than another, but equally alike so, that one Cradle (the fingers of which as they must always have the same curve of the Scythe) may sute them all—To be stout and strong at the Heel,...
85To George Washington from Robert Cary & Company, 27 March 1766 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 27 Mar. 1766. On 21 July GW wrote : “Your favour of the 27 of March . . .”
86To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 7 July 1761 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the great pleasure to write you by Mr Jo: Watson from the Camp near Staunton from which we mov’d the day following, and after a tedious and fatigueing March we arriv’d last week at this our most advanc’d Post, about three hundred Miles from Winchester. Major Lewis March’d from hence yesterday with 3 Compys to open the Road leading to Holston’s River, the Colonel myself and 5...
87From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 8 October 1764 (Washington Papers)
Since my last, I have got Six Hhds more of my Tobacco from the Mountains, and have put them on board the Polly Ogle Captn Benja. Dawson to your address—Please to have them Insured—these are all I coud get down for this Ship —there yet remains four or five others which I suppose must continue for the Spring Shipping as there is but little chance of getting them forwarded this Fall. I am Gentn...
88To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 20 July 1761 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Stalnaker’s on Holstein River My dear Colo. 20th July 1761 Two days after the Date of my last we March’d from Fort Chiswell (where Stephen, Woodward & their Compys remain) and after a March of six Days we Joind Majr Lewis at this place where I understand a Post is to be Built. On the 16th two runners from the little Carpenter came into Camp, the Day following himself with 42 of his...
89Report of the Commissioners to Examine the Accounts of the Militia, 9 November 1764 (Washington Papers)
Mr George Washington laid before the House a Report from the Commissioners appointed by Act of Assembly to examine, state, and settle, the Account of the Pay, Provisions, Arms, and Necessaries, for the Militia of this Colony; which was read, and is as follows: The Commissioners not thinking themselves empowered by Law to allow some of the Officers lately employed in the Service of the Country...
90Invoice from Robert Cary & Company, 13 February 1764 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Costs and Charges of Goods Ship’d on Board the William & Mary John Boyes Master for Virginia on the proper Acct & Risque of Colo. Geo. Washington and to him Consignd Theodosia Crowley Iron 6 Ex[tr]a Broad Axes 4/ £ 1. 4. 2 Lathing Hammers 1/2 . 2. 4 ½ dozn Augers sorted . 8. 1 dozn large socket headg Chissels .14. 1 dozn large socket Gouges .19. 1 dozn Splinter padlocks A...