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Box 2

 Container

Contains 8 Results:

William Douglass, Providence Forge, Virginia to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 January 5

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179814
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Has sent overseer 25 hogs; has sent Jerdone bushels of holly berries and Church's oats ? to be sowed; waited for Jerdone to finds a market for their corn but finally made an agreement with Alexander Macaulay; Mr. Macaulay is working toward agreement on the disputed accounts of Mr. Holt.

Dates: 1792 January 5

Geo. Weare Braikenridge, "Ashton," nea r Bristol, Eng. to his uncle, Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 February 20

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179815
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Reports Mother's health is improved; speaks of brothers and himself; reports on weather; lists flowers in bloom; other family news.

Dates: 1792 February 20

Geo. Braikenridge, Bristol, England to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 February 22

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179816
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Reports goods sent; refers to price increases and blames this on peace in Europe.

Dates: 1792 February 22

Coulter Robertson and Company, Barbados to Alex McCall, Antigua, 1792 March 18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179817
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Describes order made by Mr. Thompson Rowland through Mssrs. Sutherland and McKee for the Coulter Robertson Co.

Dates: 1792 March 18

George Weare Braikenridge, Ashton under-Lyne , Bristol, Eng. to his uncle, Francis Jerdone, Louisa County , Va., 1792 August 13

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179818
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 5 . Sorry to hear the family was ill, the captain who delivered his letters is retiring to New York; there have been debates in Parliament over the abolition of slave trade; describes incidents occurring in the West Indies; has been a boycott of sugar; feels this is silly; other family news.

Dates: 1792 August 13

Geo. Gairdner, Richmond, Virginia to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 August 17

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179819
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Refers to sending rum; explains how to enhance its flavor; refers to crops; other family news.

Dates: 1792 August 17

Geo. Braikenridge, Bristol, England to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 August 18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179820
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Refers to goods ordered; needs more notice as does not order from dealer if he can get from manufacturer; explains increased prices on wine; other news concerning shipping.

Dates: 1792 August 18

William Douglass, Providence Forge, Virginia to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1792 September 12

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id179821
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Cancels plans made to travel northward; his daughter Polly died August 19, 1792.

Dates: 1792 September 12