Scope and Contents The folder contains the following items: Item 1: Peter Wier, Gainsville, Alabama to "brother" (A.G. Wier, Danville, Virginia), 1840 December 9. Apologizes for not coming this past summer since he had a lot of business to attend to; describes favorable judgements he got in court that past year - a judgement for $3,500; a levy against 16 Negroes and others; believes he will win a case against Welsh on Welsh's property; says his case in circuit court in Jackson is laid over until...