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This series is currently being added to the Box/Folder List section of the finding aid. Please check back periodically for updates. This series contains the correspondence of St. George Tucker, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman, and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker. The series is arranged in chronological order.

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Natty (Nathaniel Tucker) has sent his brother a poem called The Bermudian.Miss Betty Smith is engaged to Henry Trott. Miss Trott and Mr. Burrows are to be married in a few weeks. Mr. Richardson sets out for St. Eustatia after the hurricane months to settle there.

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Our friends at Port Royal are all well. Sister Fanny's little boy has been ill. Mr. Henry Tucker is better.

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Thanks for favors, especially on trip of Sister Cary (Sarah Blair Cary) and self to Baltimore. Enjoyed Purvince family. Clothes damaged by rain. Informed by Mr. Tucker that Mrs. Eustace would like to see her. Declines. Visit would cause displeasure of relatives. Wishes her happiness, though it be denied to brother (James Blair). Letter of Kitty (Eustace) Blair on reverse.

Scope and Contents Received your letter by Cousin George Tucker. Father arrived from Virginia. Had execution served on his vessel and cargo, at the suit of Howard and Wright. He exposed his house to public sale. Could not sell it as there were no bidders. Sister Bladen lost her husband. She and her children have gone to her mother-in-law's. Miss Betty Smith, the collector's daughter, is to marry Mr. Harry Trott. Miss Molly Smith, our neighbor is to marry Captain Ben Howard of Long Bird Island. You should write...

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Half a dozen lines is all I get after trying to write you a long epistle. Poor sister enjoys indifferent state of health. Grandmother Butterfield is living with the Justice. Your friends in St. George's are all well. I am sending Natty's poems (not enclosed).

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Husband Henry Tucker and son Harry ill. Grandmother Butterfield has come up to live with Jacky.

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Your situation seems to be agreeable to you. Happy to find you have received so many marks of politeness and are on so intimate a footing with some of the principal families of Virginia. Am sending you two very fine Palmetto Royal plants. ending a box of the flower fence, carefully put up in rich mould. Sending a vial of spiders preserved in spirits.

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John Hamlin left by his will a piece of land to my daughter with the condition that should I bring any account against his estate the land should be sold to pay it. I have sold the land, but the purchaser advised that I have no right to sell it. You bring a suit immediately to Prince George Court in the manner you think proper.

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Wrote last by Captain Samuel Tucker at Heron Bay. This by Capt James Conyers. Received his last by Captain Burch. Little George Tucker said he showed him many pretty girls. Self is in love with C--y  T--r at the Bridge. Asks St. George's advice on this secret.

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Have not heard from Aunt Campbell since Grandmother died. Mr. Henry Tucker is better. Sister, I hope, will regain her health. Grandmother Butterfield is living with Mr. Tudor.

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Regrets he did not write self by Briggs. Fanny (Tucker) Tucker improves since miscarriage. Mrs. Dickinson died.

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My attention has been taken up with Grandmother. Her death distressed me greatly. My two dear boys escaped the measles. I often scold the girls for not writing you.

Scope and Contents Received his letters by Geo. Tucker, Brown, Conyers, Briggs. He can procure needs at Norfolk at one-half price of Williamsburg. Student's expenses should not be great as they seldom need to frequent taverns. Understand he will leave College at Christmas and study common law under Mr. George Wythe. Believes he will get more attention in Virginia than at the Inn's of Court in London. Regards to friend Colonel George William Fairfax - also Colonel Philip Ludwell Lee and Robert Carter (both of...

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Tommy and Natty (Thomas Tudor and Nathaniel Tucker) have lost chance of moving to Norfolk. Mrs. Thomas Dickinson died. Unhappy situation of Jenings family. Jack Jenings made a trip to Turks Island ? to regain health.

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Fan and Harry thank him for cookies? Received his favors by Captain Burch and Briggs. Frances (Tucker) Tucker not well since miscarriage. Little boy recovered. Brother and sister Henry and Frances (Bruere) Tucker with self. Grandmother Butterfield lives with the Justice (Jack Tudor?) Billy Hall's wife miscarried. Aunt Deborah Butterfield lost daughter Sally. Captain Thomas Dickinson lost his wife.

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I left the family all well at Port Royal. Heard from Tommy (Thomas Tudor Tucker) and Natty (Nathaniel Tucker). Tommy has attended the unknown foreign Lady, who has lately made such a noise on the Continent, in quality of physician. He seems to be at a loss to determine who she is, or what her business can be. He says she has been in Williamsburg. A letter from Doctor Middleton in which he said Aunt Nicholas died.

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Sending you letters from Bermuda. We received two boxes with plants from Bermuda, but have not been mentioned in letters as being for us. Please send me my Compendium of Moral Philosophy. Mother has not been well.

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This letter was sent with a copy of the Bermudian written by Nathaniel Tucker.