1Cash Accounts, January 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Jany 1— To Cash Won at Cards £ 6. 2.0 Contra 1— By Cash paid Mr Cunningham of Alexa. for Sundry Branding Irons from Philada 3.16.0 5— By my Expens. at Arrells Settling Colo. [Thomas] Colvills Estate Accts with the Assignees of J[ohn] Semple 1.17.9 By Michl Gretter for 1 Qr of Beef 46 lb. @ 3d. 0.11.6 7— By Lund Washington 12. 0.0 By Freight of Oats &ca from the Eastn Shore 10.13.4 10— By...
2From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 8 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
If this Letter should get to hand before Mr Adam (by whom I wrote to you on the 22d of Novr) should leave London, I should be obligd to you for sending me two pieces of the best Dutch Blanketting by his ship—if it is too late for that Vessell and any other conveyance should offer immediately to this River be pleased to embrace it and thereby oblige Gentn Yr Most Obedt Hble Servt ALB , DLC:GW ....
3From George Washington to Harry Piper, 27 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d you have a letter for Mrs Savage & a Bill drawn upon James Gildart of Liverpool for £53. Sterling, being a balance in his hands, which you will please to remit as soon as possible for her use. If we are able to recover any part of her annuity from Doctor Savage, I shall lay claim to my money again & this is the reason of my passing it thro’ your hands; if not, I wish it may prove the...
4From George Washington to Margaret Savage, 27 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
By your favour of the 8th of October wch is but just come to hand, I perceive you are still without any of my letters, notwithstanding I have wrote several times to you of late, and recently addressed a letter to you, to the care of Mr Dixon of Whitehaven; which letter (enclosing a copy of the one next before it) you certainly will get. I am very sorry to inform you that your Affairs in this...
5From George Washington to James Gildart, 28 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
On the 12th of July last I drew upon you in favour of Mr John West Junr for One hundd pounds Sterlg—and on this day I have drawn upon you again payable at Sight to Harry Piper for the further Sum of Fifty three pounds Sterlg which I doubt not you will pay as it is the Balle of the Account between you and Mr John P. Custis or (as it stands I believe upon your Books) the Estate of Danl Parke...
6Cash Accounts, February 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Feby 22— To Ditto [cash] recd of Colo. [George William] Fairfax £14.0.0 & £2.8.10 £16. 8.10 28— To Ditto Receivd from Captn [George] Weedon Weavg 2.10. 0 Contra 10— By Mrs Washington 5. 0. 0 13— By William Carlin—Taylor 5. 7. 4 By Ditto for Mr Custis 1. 7. 3 18— By Mrs Washington 0.18. 9 21—
7From George Washington to Harry Piper, 10 February 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Harry Piper, 10 Feb. 1772. On 15 Feb. Piper wrote to GW: “It was rather late in the day when your Man handed me your favour of the 10th Inst.”
8From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 20 February 1772 (Washington Papers)
On the 25th of last Month I drew upon you in favour of the Revd Mr Boucher, Tutor to Mr Custis, for Fifty pounds Sterling which please to pay and place to the Acct of this young Gentlemen. I have been impatiently waiting for my Goods, being much in want of the Millstones, having heard nothing from you in respect to them since the 12th of Septr though Captn Montgomerie (immediately from London...
9Cash Accounts, March 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Mar. 4— To Cards £ 0. 5. 0 6— To Cash recd from Richd Croshe Graves for 2139 lbs. of Porke sold Colo. Ruffin from King Wm Quartr 32. 1. 9 10— To Ditto recd from Do on acct of Porke Sold to Sundries from Mr Custis’s Plantations pr my Credits in his Acct 118. 3.10 To Ditto receivd of Mr James Hill on acct of Rents due Mr Custis 21. 0. 0 25— To Ditto Recd from James Biggs pr Colo....
10From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 16 March 1772 (Washington Papers)
Since I came to this place I have been informed of your Letter to Mr Josh Valentine (who is now Dead) respecting the Tobo shipped you by Captn Peterson—I cannot conceive how this mistake has happened, nor is it in my power at this time to remedy it otherwise than by sending the marks and numbers as under from the different Inspection’s not having the Bills of Lading to Inclose—This method I...