1To George Washington from Robert Hanson Harrison, 10 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
I do not think you would be safe in purchasing the Land in dispute between Messrs West and Posey. that is that you would be liable to the penalities of the Statute 32 H 8 ch9 which I have Transcribed & herewith send you for your perusal—It does not appear by this Statute that Bonds &c. respecting Sales of pretenced titles are void; It only Subjects the purchasor to a forfeiture of the Value of...
2To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 15 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
I now take the Liberty of enclosing to You Mr Custis’s Account for the Year & half that He has spent in Maryland. Undoubtedly, it makes a formidable Appearance, and, at first View, may go nigh to Scare You: I cannot, however, believe, that, when You come to descend to Particulars, You will think it very extravagant, unless it be in the Article of Clothes, which He got by your Permission. I...
3To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 20 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
I have just time to inform You by Mr Henderson that I sent up to Mr Smith and acquainted him that I had sold the Tract on little River provided he had not done so; and that he informed me that he had not, having been with some to look at the Land but as they had no Money he would not agree with them; so that you may depend upon having it if you don’t dislike it when you come to see it. With my...
4To George Washington from Osgood Hanbury & Company, 31 January 1772 (Washington Papers)
We did ourselves the pleasure of writing Thee ⅌ the Hanbury Capn Esten, the 18th February last, since which We are duly favor’d wth Thine of the 17th July last, ordering Insurance on the 14 hhds of Tobacco, which Thee was so kind as to send to our address ⅌ Capn Esten, from the Estate of our friend Jno. Park Custis, which We accordingly did, valued at £147—premium 2½ ⅌Ct which with our...
5To George Washington from Harry Piper, 15 February 1772 (Washington Papers)
It was rather late in the day when your Man handed me your favor of the 10th Inst: therefore did not care to detain him to acknowledge the receipt of your Bill for £53. Sterling for the use of Mrs Savage, which I shall take care to send to Mr Dixon by the first Oppy, & dare say he will remit her the value immediately, shall at the same time send your Letter of advice to Mr Gildart —I hope you...
6To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 21 February 1772 (Washington Papers)
I congratulate You, & the World with Us, on our Restoration to a temperate Zone: for, in Truth, We have had a kind of a Greenland Winter. And, for my own Part, I own to You, I now have a much stronger Idea of the Nature of a Winter pass’d in a Cave, than I could ever have learn’d from Books alone. I sometimes almost regretted, We could not become quite torpid, & sleep out the whole dreary...
7To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 5 March 1772 (Washington Papers)
At length I have seen an Abstract of the Will of The Lord Baltimore: more absurd, & more vexing than You will easily believe. It appears to have been made Fifteen months before his Death, in Venice, & is as follows. To Mrs Browning (Sister of Mrs Eden) & Mrs Eden, each—£10,000 on condition, that They sign a Release to all Claim on the Province. To Robt Eden, Robt Morris (a busy Lawyer, &...
8To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 March 1772 (Washington Papers)
I Received yours of the 6th of Decmr I Should have had your Land Run out at the Great medows but Mr McClain is not com up from his fathers as yeat but is to be up in a few days and I will have it don and Send you a Draft of the hole by the first oppertunity I would have had it done as soon as I cam up but he co[u]ld not do it before he went to Philedephia As to Craughans Claim of the Land near...
9To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, 26 March 1772 (Washington Papers)
I inclose you a Letter from my Bror John to your Lady he was at my House last week and intended then to have sent it but the post made so little Stay that tho’ my Bror went to the Office several Times he slipped him. There were some Expences on the Bill passed last Session in favr of Mr Semple it is usual here in Imitation of what I think a bad procedr. in England to tax Fees on private...
10To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 14 April 1772 (Washington Papers)
Doctor Savage tells me that it would be very convenient to him, if you cou’d pay the £150, which you have kindly offered to advance for me, and for which I return You Many Thanks, to him or to Mr Montgomerie at the Genl Court, when the Merchants meet, and has desired me to write to you for that Purose if it should be convenient. I did myself the pleasure to write to you a few days agoe: so...