William Douglass, Providence Forge, Virginia, to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1784 March 26

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: id177838

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Roads have been bad and he is not able to get the iron that Jerdone has ordered; will do Jerdone's order first when he can; Mr. Holt paid a visit with "his overseer and some Negroes" to bring back 40 hogs and a bull; refers to differences between Mr. Holt and Mr. Jerdone which Mr. Douglass has no patience for; seems to deal with a building of theirs; continues to look for a pair of carriage horses but they are very expensive for their value; refers to a trip "Toby" took to Fredericksburg to find (a runaway slave but which wasn't successful; comments how lucky people are who do not live near "such retches" (slaves ; comments on how closely matched they are as friends; other family news.

Dates

Creation: 1784 March 26

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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