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...
11Cash Accounts, April 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash April 3— To Ditto [cards] £ 5.15.0 9— To Cash received from Mr Edwd Charlton by his Wife, for Adam Stewarts Bill upon Collin Dunlop Esqr. & Son & Co. of Glasgow Jany 23d 1772 for £200 Sterg @ 20 prCt Excha. 240. 0.0 26— To Cash receivd from Lund Washington on acct of Corn Sold 58. 3.6 To Ditto Receivd from Thos Bishop for Fish sold 2. 5.6 To Ditto receivd of the Treasury pr Colo....
12From George Washington to James Carter, 27 April 1772 (Washington Papers)
As it has been your usual Custom to discharge the Interest of your Bond at the April Genl Court I have directed Mr James Hill to call upon you for it as I can not be down myself & he is directed in respect to the application of the Money. His receipt with this Letter will be equal to one passed from Sir Yr Most Obedt Servt ALS , owned (1993) by Mr. Robert Gardner. For James Carter’s annual...
13Memorandum, 27 April 1772 (Washington Papers)
On the 27th April 1772, Drew 2 Setts of Exchange on Robt Cary Esqr. & Co. in favr of Co⟨lo.⟩ Bassett. one for £200 Sterg the other for £133.6.8 to be sold by him & the Money pd to Mr James Hill to pay Phips Jackson for his Ld bot by Josh Valentine for J. P. Custis. Also gave Colo. Bassett an Acct agt the Treasury for £36.9.3 and Cash to the amt of £63.10.9 to pay Bernd Moores Trustee’s £100—Mr...
14From George Washington to Bernard Moore, 27 April 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Bernard Moore, 27 April 1772. On 11 May Moore wrote to GW : “Your favour of April the 27th came to hand.”
15Cash Accounts, May 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash May 1— To Ditto [cash] receivd for Ditto [Fish] £ 0.18.0 11— To Ditto for Fish 3 M Herrings 0. 9.0 To Ditto for Eight thousand Salt Herrings 4. 8.0 12— To Cash receivd of Mr Willm Triplet 3. 1.9 16— To Ditto of Mr Hectr Ross for J[ohn] Washington—Suffolk 20. 0.0 To Ditto of Lund Washington for Corn sold 27. 1.0 To Ditto of Do on acct of Do from B[utle]r Ashford
16From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 4 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
After a tiresome, and in my opinion, a very unimportant Session, I return’d home about the middle of last Month accompanied by Colo. Bassett &ca. The expediency of an American Episcopate was long, & warmly debated, and at length rejected. as a substitute, the House attempted to frame an Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, to be composed of a President and four other Clergymen, who were to have full...
17From George Washington to Samuel Galloway, 4 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
By Mr Custis I send you Nine pounds Maryld Curry for the last Box of Claret you were obliging enough to get for me—I am not sure that this is the exact Sum due, but have desired Jack to pay the difficiency if any there be. I have not yet got the Claret, but as it is in the care of Mr Barnes of Port Tobacco I shall fetch it from thence by Land. If a Cargo of this kind of Wine should arrive in...
18From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 5 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
As I wrote to you yesterday, I should scarcely have found any thing to have said today, had not Mr Ballendine’s desire of laying before Govr Eden & the Gentlemen of Annapolis, a Scheme which he has been encouraged to adopt, of visiting the Duke of Bridgewaters Works, & other things of the kind in England, with a view of bringing himself better acquainted with the true principles of that sort...
19From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 21 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
Inclination having yielded to Importunity, I am now, contrary to all expectation under the hands of Mr Peale; but in so grave—so sullen a Mood—and now and then under the influence of Morpheus, when some critical strokes are making, that I fancy the skill of this Gentleman’s Pencil, will be put to it, in describing to the World what manner of Man I am. I have no doubt of Mr Peales meeting with...
20From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 23 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
The foregoing Letter was designed to go by Jack Custis, who intended, as he said, but afterwards altered his Mind; to take the benefit of a Ball at Alexandria on Thursday Evening, in his own home the next day. In the interim, Joe brought me your favour of the 21st, forbidding us any longer to hope for the pleasure of Govr Eden & Lady’s Company; which we had been flattering ourselves with the...
21From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 25 May 1772 (Washington Papers)
On the 27th Ulto I drew two Setts of Excha: on you in favour of Burwell Bassett Esqr.—the one Sett for Two hundd pounds Sterg and the other for £133.6.8 to answer in part, the purchase of Land mentioned to you in a Letter of the 16th of March which sevl Sums you will please to pay & place to Acct of Mr Custis. I am Gentn Yr Most Obedt ALB , DLC:GW . See Memorandum, 27 April, n.1 .
22Cash Accounts, June 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash June 1— To Ditto [cash] from Colo. Saml Washington on Acct of Interest due to Mr Custis £75. 0.0 3— To Ditto of Colo. Saml Washington for J[ames] Cleveland 5.14.9 To Ditto of Lund Washington for Corn & Flour 82. 2.9 9— To Ditto Receivd for Wool 0. 6.0 10— To Ditto for Corn 1.18.3 15— To Ditto for Ditto 5 Barrls 4. 0.0 17— To Ditto from Lund Washington (Includg
23From George Washington to Hugh Stephenson, 2 June 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Hugh Stephenson, 2 June 1772. On 12 Sept. Stephenson wrote to GW : “I Receved yours of 2d of June.”
24Memorandum List of Tithables, 10 June 1772 (Washington Papers)
A List of Tythables—in Truro Parish Fairfax County—June 10 1772. Geo: Washington, Lund Washington Thos Bishop, Jonan Palmer, Chr. Shade, John Alton. [house servants] Breechy, Will, Frank, Giles, Herculas, Doll, Jenny, Betty, Moll, Sall, Alice, Sarah. [tradesmen] Frank, Will, Tom, Davy, George, Ned, George. [Home House] Schomberg, Peter, Jack, Lewis, Arlington, Bacchus, London, Anthony,...
25From George Washington to Lord Dunmore, 15 June 1772 (Washington Papers)
The very obliging offer your Lordship was pleased to make me the day I left Williamsburg, in behalf of the Officers & Soldiers who (under Faith of Governmt) lay claim to 200,000 acres of Land, on the waters of Ohio (promis’d them by Proclamation in 1754) I did not embrace, because it is evident to me, who am in some degree acquainted with the situation of that country, & the rapid progress...
26From George Washington to James Tilghman, Jr., 26 June 1772 (Washington Papers)
If the Gentleman who own’s the Negroe you were offering to sell will take Flour (Superfine) at 16/8 pr ct, or Herrings (I will undertake to say as good as any upon the River) at 15/ pr Barrl in pay I will give £65 for the Fellow; or I will give this Sum in Cash the Money payable in Octobr; before, I could not engage to pay for him in Money; unless I had a better prospect of selling a parcel of...
27Cash Accounts, July 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash July 1— To Ditto [cash] Recd from Lund Washington for Corn £42. 9.4 10— To Ditto recd from Mr Jas Tilghman for 30 Barrells of Shad at 4½ dollars each 40.10.0 23— To Cash for a Barrel of Corn of Captn [Samuel] Brodie 0.16.0 27— To ditto from Colo. [Fielding] Lewis for ½ ps. of Chintz of Messrs Robt Adam & Co. 2.16.0 30— To Ditto of Alexr Cleveland Balle of old Acct 1. 3.5 31— To Ditto...
28From George Washington to Horatio Gates, 3 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 10th of May came to my hand Pretty soon after Mr Cars Return from Wmsburg, but having Mislaid it for a time, you are kept out of an Answer till now. And even now, the information I am able to give in respect to your Enquiries, will prove Very Unsatisfactory. That there will be something (tho. nothing Considerable) left for the Residuary Legatees, after the Debts & Legacies...
29From George Washington to John Bradshaw & James Davidson, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
That I may have my Seins Nett exactly agreeable to directions this yr I give you the trouble of receivg this Letter from me to desire that 3 may be made—One of them 80 fathom long another 70—& the 3d 65 fathom—all of them to be 12 feet deep in the Middle & to decrease to 7 at the end when Rigged & fit for use—to be so close Meshd in the Middle as not to suffer the Herrgs (for wch kind of...
30From George Washington to John Didsbury, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
Please to send the following Shoes & Boots and apply to Robt Cary Esqr. & Co. for Payment. For Geo: Washington 3 pair of strong but neat Shoes } By the last Meas[ur]e Sent 3 pr of neat & light Do 1 pr of Morrocco Leather Slippers For Mr Custis 2 pair of neat dble Chand Pumps } pr Meas[ur]e now sent 3 pr strong but neat Shoes 4 pr neat & thin Do 2 pr of neat dressd Pumps 1 pr neat red...
31From George Washington to Thomas Gibson, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
The Coat and Waistcoat which you sent me last year (by order of Robt Cary Esqr. & Co.) fitted very well, except having the fault you apprehended of being too long in the Skirts (for I was obliged to cut of near three Inches from the length) and being at the sametime, a little too tight in the Sleeves—with an allowance for these alteration’s I have to desire you to make the following Cloaths...
32From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have mine, Mr & Miss Custis’s Invoices for this River —The Goods you will please to forward by the first Vessell for Potomack (which possibly may be Captn Jordan the bearer of this) as there are some articles that will be a good deal wanted especially the Sein, which will be altogether useless to me if I do not get them early in the Spring, or in other words I shall sustain a...
33Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Goods to be Shipped by Robt Cary Esqr. & Co. for the use of Geo: Washington—Potomack Rivr—Virga—viz. Wearing Apparel for myself pr Letter herewith Inclosed to Mr Thos Gibson Shoes of Mr Didsbury pr Letter to him Seins pr Ditto Messrs Bradshaw & Davidson 1 piece of best India Paduasoy—of a fine Mazarine blew A White Sattin quilted Coat—£3 A piece of fine & well fancied India...
34From George Washington to Webster & Son, 15 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
The Inclos’d new Watch Key, is one of the 3 wch were sent me last year by Webster & Son in consequence of my desiring them to be very neat —the other two are exactly like it, & chargd at 1/6 each, when I could have bought as many as I pleasd in the Shops here (rather neater) at 6d. or 7½ a piece this Cy. I again wish to have two very different from this Common sort—to be of the size of the old...
35From George Washington to Daniel Jenifer Adams, 20 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
If the price of Superfine Flour in Barbadoes is not under Twenty five Shillings prCt I would have mine sold there rather than hazard any other Market; but if it should be lower than this, I would in that case, take the chance of some of the other Islands (if you should call at them in your way to Jamaica) in any of which, if you can get such a price as to nett me two pence a pound Virga Curry...
36From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 28 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
I should be much obliged to you for your care of those matters committed to Mr Johnston, respecting my Tenants; that is, that you would be kind enough to see that they go properly on; as I find Mr Johnston had other Suits against Kennedy besides my Distress ⟨wch⟩ may possibly be the cause of the Sheriffs delay in Serving it. You disappointed us greatly in not seeing you down according to...
37From George Washington to Lord Dunmore, 30 July 1772 (Washington Papers)
The death of Mr Horracks has I dare venture to say, opened a door to numberless applications to your Lordship, among which the Revd Mr Scott of Prince William County, desires to be introduced as a Candidate for the Office of Commissary. However odd it may seem in me, who has but barely the honour of being known to your Lordship, to appear in behalf of another, I cannot help adding that, Mr...
38Cash Accounts, August 1772 (Washington Papers)
Contra Augt 8— By Cash paid William Gray—Ditcher £ 1.10. 0 10— By Ditto paid for 18 Water Mellons 0. 4.10 12— By Charity 0. 3. 0 14— By Mrs Cox making and altering Gowns for Mrs Washington 0.12. 6 16— By Ditto Makg & alterg Do for Miss Custis 0.15. 0 By Cash pd for Water Mellon’s 0. 3. 0 By Servant
39From George Washington to James Hill, 3 August 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Hill, 3 Aug. 1772. On 30 Aug. Hill wrote to GW : “I recd your Letter from the Post office dated August 3d.”
40From George Washington to Matthew Campbell, 7 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
In reply to your Letter of the 4th I think it a piece of Justice due to you to acknowledge that I was not lead to enquire into the price of the Goods I had purchased of your already, & might hearafter take from any thing that passed between us at the time I offered to discontinue my own Importations (upon Condition I could get my Goods at nearly what they would cost to Import them myself)—I...
41From George Washington to Amos Strettell, 14 August 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Amos Strettell, 14 Aug. 1772. On 18 Aug. Strettell wrote to GW : “Your Favour of 14th Currt has enabled me to compleat your Insurance.”
42From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 18 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
Harvest, Company, and one thing or another, equally unforeseen and unavoidable, has hitherto prevented Mrs Washington & myself from paying our respects to Mrs Boucher and you; but if nothing happens more than we at present know of, you may expect to see us the first Week in September, perhaps the middle of it—This I have mentiond, that, in case you should have any call out abt that time you...
43Cash Accounts, September 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Septr 5— To Cash Won at Cards £ 1.15.0 29— To Ditto of Edward Wathing for 1 Barl Corn 0.16.0 To Ditto of Ditto on Smiths Acct 0. 3.0 Contra 4— By Cash to Mr Custis 4.16.0 By Servants 1. 3.0 7— By Cash pd Colo. [William] Fitzhugh, by Govr [Robert] Eden for a Whale-Boat £19.15. Maryd Cy eql to 15.16.0 By Mr [Jonathan] Bouchers Servants 0.18.0
44Resolutions of Officers regarding the Royal Proclamation of 1763, 15 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
We the Subscribers Commissioned Officers who had the honour to serve his Majesty in the late War in America, having met to consider of a proper method to obtain the Lands granted to us by his Majestys Proclamation bearing date at St James’s the 7th day of October 1763 and published by Govr Fauquier by his Proclamition bearg date at Williamsburg the 12th day of Jany 1764 have come to the...
45From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 20 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
The tender concern you shew to the distressed is sufficiently exemplifyed in the case of Mrs Savage, & will be attended, I am persuaded, with more pleasing reflections, than the acknowledgments of the Lady, or the thanks of her friends are capable of affording. Brutal as the Doctrs behaviour must appear to the feeling of every dispassionate mind, he is unwilling to be thought the Culprit he...
46From George Washington to Margaret Savage, 20 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
From the purport of Mrs Bomforts last favour by Captn Grayson it wou’d appear that my letter (and the small sum I was able to advance out of my own pocket for your immediate support) had not then got to hand; but as there is no doubt of its having done so before this; I shall not give you the trouble of having the substance of it recapitulated. In pursuance of your request, I have at length,...
47Cash Accounts, October 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Octr 7— To Ditto [cash] Won at Cards £ 2. 5. 0 10— To Ditto Won at Ditto 12. 8. 0 11— To Ditto receivd for Wool 0.16. 0 19— To Cash receivd from Mr Geo: Johnston by his Brother Wm for [Anthony] Gholson & [David] Rankins Rents recoverd by him 30.15. 0 To Ditto recd of Messrs John & Geo. Fowler for the following Bills belonging to the Estate of Colo. Thos Colvill viz. Adam Stewart on...
48From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 2 October 1772 (Washington Papers)
I snatch a few moments from Company to inform you, that it is my intention at present to be with you on Sunday, in my way to Annapolis—perhaps I may dine with you, but as I have a Gentleman here (Colo. Robt Burwell) who has ninety nine minds to see the Races for one to attend his Duty in Williamsburg; and who, tho. beating about for excuses, is not willing to have it thought that his presence...
49From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 15 October 1772 (Washington Papers)
By the Martha Captn Brooke I have an oppertunity of Inclosing you the Invoices for York River, and to request that the Goods may be addressd to the care of Mr James Hill who is employed as a Steward to that Estate in the Room of Mr Josh Valentine deceasd. I have also to desire that you will Insure 14 Hhds of my Tobo by Captn Peterson, and Sixty three or four (I cannot tell which) of Mr...
50Cash Accounts, November 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash Novr 15— To Cash won at Cards £ 0.10. 0 16— To Ditto recd from Carter Braxton Esqr. Intt of his Bond due Miss Custis 52.10. 0 17— To Ditto recd from Peyton Randolph Esqr. Intt of his Bond due Mr Custis 15.12. 6 To Cash recd of Mr Jno. Carter towards prosecug his Decd Bror Claim to Land under his Majestys Proclamn 6. 0. 0 To Ditto recd from Mr Jas Hill viz. Balle of Acct as settled, due G....