Sicilian Salvador Catalano
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The Washington Collection: George Washington's Letter to Thomas Peter
- Date of Work
- June 20, 1798
- Credit
- Tudor Place Foundation Inc.
The Washington Collection: George Washington's Letter to Thomas Peter
George Washington wrote this letter to Thomas Peter regarding a tobacco sale. Peter acted as Washington's agent of sale for the crop grown at Mount Vernon. In this letter, George Washington wrote to Thomas Peter "Your letter of the 14th with the money, Tobacco notes & a/c from Col. Deakins, came safe; but not 'till yesterday. — I will endeavour to recollect that I stand indebted to you for change—but it is more your interest than mine that it should not be forgotten. —Be so good as to let me know if the two Tobacco notes would sell in George Town, & at what for cash, or on credit of 60 or 90 days? — presuming they must be disposed of at that place, and in that way, it is likely I shall send them to you. —All here are as usual, and unite in love to yourself, Mrs. Peter & the children." It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
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