Box 7
Contains 15 Results:
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge to Francis Jerdone, Pottiesville, Louisa County, Virginia, 1826 January 24
Scope and Contents Apologizes for not following Jerdone's wishes with the hogs; discusses progress in sale of crops; requests a few more horses to tend the crops better; refers to improvements in farm system; reports on illness in the area.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, to Francis Jerdone, Pottiesville, Louisa County, Virginia, 1826 March 14
Scope and Contents Discusses crops and prices; hopes to begin fishing soon; refers to fondness of "the Black People" to run away and reports some instances; gives count of livestock and tells of loss of mule; reports work done on land and repair of fences; discusses health in area.
Edward Watkins, "Providence Forge," New Kent County, Virginiato Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1826 May 1826
Scope and Contents Reports on weather and development of crops; refers to health of "the People" slaves as in "better health."
Francis Jerdone to James Innes, 1827
Scope and Contents Reports death of George Braikenridge and his Francis Jerdone youngest son, James; refers to weather and other business concerns. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to his nephew, George Weare Braikenridge 1827, concerning account of entire Jerdone family and their doings. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to Garland Thompson 18 September 1827, concerning bond of mortgage held by his Garland Thompson father that he Francis Jerdone would like to settle.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1827 January 26
Scope and Contents Discusses crops and the effects of the past weather on them; discusses clearing of land for future corn crops; refers to illness of the slaves, the people suffer much for want of blankets, in severe instances we have been compelled to furnish them ourselves when sick or they would have suffered very much; reports illness of Mrs. Watkins.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginia to Francis Jerdone, Pottiesville, Louisa County, Virginia, 1827 March 15
Scope and Contents Discusses improvements done on the estate, especially on the field called "hell swamp"; reports on planting, amount of crops and sales; refers to possibility of a Dr. Morris summoning Mr. Jerdone as to why there is no public road through his tract of land.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginia to Francis Jerdone, Pottiesville, Louisa County, Virginia, 1827 May 3
Scope and Contents Refers to amount lost during drought the previous year; hopes to make estate more profitable through his management; reports on improvements of estate; discusses sale of crops and prices; discusses weather and water supply; discusses health of the Black People.
George Weare Braikenridge, Broomwell House, Brislington near Bristol, England to Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Va., 1827 May 29
Scope and Contents Writes of father's George Braikenridge death on January 6, 1827; writes of his father's life; reports on family news; discusses health and business.
Thomas Ritchie to Francis Jerdone, Pottiesville, Louisa County, Virginia, 1827 November 17
Scope and Contents Complains of bad quality of corn; requests he take back the remaining 200 bushels.
Joan D. Thomson, Jedburgh, Scotland to her cousin, Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1828 March 10
Scope and Contents Discusses health; discusses changes in town buildings; gives town news; asks for news of the family in Va.; discusses weather.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginiato Francis Jerdone senior, Louisa County, Virginia, 1828 June 28
Scope and Contents Discusses wheat crop and estimates grain expected; gives report of progress of crops; describes goods sent; refers to health of "the Black People."
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginiato Francis Jerdone, Wallers Tavern, Spotsylvania County, Va., 1829 May 1
Scope and Contents Describes work done in the fields and improvements of the estate; discusses planting of crops and weather; refers to the neighbors' crops; discusses health of the slaves.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginiato Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1829 July 4
Scope and Contents Has sent two barrels of fish; reports on quality of the crops; discusses weather; reports illness among slaves; gives family news.
Edward Watkins, Providence Forge, Virginiato Francis Jerdone, Wallers Tavern, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 1829 July 20
Scope and Contents Expresses pleasure in prospect of Jerdone visiting; refers to progress of crops and weather; reports on rumors of slaves uprising; refers to many in jail in Norfolk, Gloucester, and Williamsburg; hopes to visit Jerdone in August; discusses health.
John Jerdone, Spotsylvania County, Virginiato his father, Francis Jerdone, Louisa County, Virginia, 1829 November 21
Scope and Contents Discusses crops and planting; refers to letter from John Lewis; refers to interests in digging gold; doubts the opinions on finding gold.