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Was uneasy that she heard of his accident before his letter reached her; his fall has kept him from court longer than he had expected; feels pain only when he moves; doctors say he is mending faster than they had expected; is treated with a great deal of kindness and attention; wives of the cabinet members call on him; passes the long hours of the night by thinking of her and their early life together.

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Will soon return to Richmond by steamboat; makes arrangements to have his servant, Oby, meet him at the dock to carry his portmanteau; is not able to use his arm; was surprised to see John and Elizabeth Alexander Marshall, who were in town because the boat on which they traveled was being repaired, and they were making their way to Baltimore by stage.

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Missed seeing him at Hanover Court House on Monday, presumably because of the cloudiness of the weather; will be there next court day to meet him unless it is inconvenient, in which case Tom should let John Marshall know immediately. Original is located in the Virginia State Library, on deposit John Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia.

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Has just finished reading the copy of his "Dissertation on the Nature and Extent of the Jurisdiction of the Courts of the United States," which he sent to John Marshall; thanks him for the flattering manner in which he discusses some of Marshall's opinions. Original is located in the Hampton L. Carson Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Thanks for sending a copy of his message to Congress; regrets that Monroe is retiring, but congratulates him on his presidency.

Scope and Contents Reached Washington yesterday and paid his accustomed visit to the President; Marshall occupies the same room as last year; neither Judge William Johnson or Joseph Story has arrived, and Thomas Todd is close to death; the roads were so good for the winter, he was glad he did not take the steamboat; rode from Hanover Courthouse to Fredericksburg with a Mrs. (Booth) Stone; dined with his aunt Keith on Sunday; his nephew, William Marshall, visited him on Saturday; hopes that Mr. Picket has...

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Discusses presidential election of 1824; ascribes it to the letters of Kremer and to Mr. Vanraensaeller's reluctant last-minute vote for John Quincy Adams; speculates about the Cabinet; including Mr. Crawford's refusal of the Treasury, and Henry Clay's rumored acceptance of the State Department. Original is located in Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Scope and Contents Has received letters from his son and from his nephew, George, and has learned of the marriage of his John Marshall nephew, Edward Colston, who has moved to Honeywood, Berkeley County, Virginia; asks her to inform Mr. Cole that he John Marshall has received his new black suit, and that George Kremer will soon print "a most scurrilous piece of abuse against Henry Clay," an anonymous letter in the Columbia Observer accusing him of bargaining with John Quincy Adams to give his support in the...

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Asks him to accept a copy of his colonial history; congratulations him on the successful termination of his political career. Original is located in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Is much honored by his election to the Bunker Hill Monument Association and asks what his membership will entail.

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Has received his letters and documents stating Monroe's claims on the U.S.; expects that Monroe will receive as much as has ever been allowed to others for similar services. Original is located in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Thanks her for her letter recommending Caldwell, but he has already pledged himself to another person seeking office.

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In response to John Marshall's requests in his last letter, John Sergeant is enclosing copies of Mr. Giles' speech found in Dunlap and Claypoole's 16 December 1796 paper and in the Aurora of the 15th sources located at the (?) Library; and germane to his biography of Washington.

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Legal brief of the case of Cooper and Gilliam v. Field et. al, a case involving the illegal sale of escaped salves.

Scope and Contents Has seen in the papers discussions between his brother Johnson(?) and Timothy Pickering respecting Count Pulaski and the Battle of Germantown; "with the exception of Judge Peters, yourself, & Mr. Wolcott I can scarcely find any person who was conspicuous on the great theatre of our country when I first began to mix in public affairs;" asks if he will travel south to Washington; discusses George Washington and his firmness of character. Original is located in the Massachusetts Historical...

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Encloses a check on the bank of Winchester for $600 to be endorsed to Mr. Smith; was surprised that the sale of the land was $200 less than he thought; Alexander Marshall informed him John Marshall that he settled $200 which he owed him with Mr. Smith; finished cutting his wheat and rye last week; his corn has suffered from the cold wet spring and now from drought; discusses weather and crop pests.

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Discusses the science of agriculture and whether or not it should be taught at a university. Location of original is unknown.

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Has read the review which will be published in the forthcoming January 1828 edition of the North American Review of John Marshall's History of the Colonies; encloses a copy of it; hopes to meet him in January and introduce Mrs. Story to him.

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Has received his flattering letter and biography of him and warmly expresses his gratitude; accommodations for Mrs. Story may be had at Mr. Rapine's in Washington; discusses the present contest for the Presidency; fears that "our constitution is not to be so long lived as its real friends have hoped."

Scope and Contents Thanks him for a copy of John Marshall's history of the English colonies of North America which Joseph Story delivered a few weeks earlier; quotes Lord Kames (?) from his The Gentleman Farmer; "I disregard the present rebellion of our Americans; for they will soon be reduced to obedience;" discusses present westward movement of the American population and predicts a new western confederacy of the movement of the national capital westward in the next generation; comments upon John Marshall's...

Scope and Contents Has read Mr. William Branch Giles's latest article in the Richmond Enquirer on John Quincy Adams, which attributes his John Quincy Adams's "past conversion to Jeffersonism" to "his own personal promotion and aggrandizement;" Giles claims that Adams's message indicated his intentions to introduce unlimited powers into the government, but Pickering disagrees; discusses Adams's policies regarding internal improvements, a national university, and the promotion of agriculture, all of which...

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Left Alexandria for Washington a day early because the weather was good for traveling; he, Bushrod Washington, and Gabriel Duval await the arrival of their brother Justices Joseph Story and Smith Thompson; Judge Johnson went by way of Norfolk and will not arrive till Wednesday or Thursday; Judge Thomas Todd is unable to make the journey; discusses his journey and health: "I am under the persecution of the infuenza;" will open the court and wait on the President tomorrow.

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Discusses his daily routine and his health; Judge Joseph Story arrived today; he was delayed a week in Philadelphia by influenza; discusses a loan of $200 to Thomas Marshall, his son; has received three invitations for dinner parties this week; discusses the gaiety of the Washington social scene; jests about his niece Lucy Fisher marrying Dr. Daniel Norborne Norton and persuading him to run for Congress.

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Marshall's son John passed through the city, but he did not have a chance to see him; was pleased to hear that she was well, expecting "the uncommon warmth of the season had relaxed your system so as to distress your feelings;" he enjoys his usual health; "was at a very great crowd at Mrs. John Quincy Adams'drawing room;" dined yesterday with Mr. John Randolph of Roanoke who is as much engaged in party politics as he has always been.

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John Marshall's son John passed through the city, but he did not have a chance to see him; was pleased to hear that she was well, expecting "the uncommon warmth of the season had relaxed your system so as to distress your feelings;" he enjoys his usual health; "was at a very great crowd at Mrs. John Quincy Adams's drawing room;" dined yesterday with Mr. John Randolph of Roanoke who is as much engaged in party politics as he has always been.