Scope and Contents His letter by Dispatch arrived. Thanks for offer of his property for own use. Cannot foresee whether will ever arrive at independence. Congratulates St.George that he is likely to attain it. Pleasure at his prospect of agreeable connection (marriage with Mrs. Frances (Bland) Randolph). Offers newly acquired sister regards. Self graduated at Leyden last year. Made tour of Holland, Flanders, and part of France. In pursuit of medical knowledge here. As practice of physic easy and lucrative...

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Deliver to Mr. Edward Watts an order for the four first hogsheads of my tobacco. I have heard of your letter to Colonel Randolph saying you intend to take some of my tobacco to settle your account. Don't touch a pound of it without my orders.

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Did not get to see you in Williamsburg. Have placed £780 in the Continental Treasury which you may get by sending to Mr. John Dalton.

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Mr. Benjamin Harrison informed me that the Brig had arrived. I dispatched the Brig Gouverneur with 130 hogsheads of tobacco. I must follow the Adelphi to North Carolina to give Captain Gebbes his sailing orders. I have written Mr. McNeill that you will give him a refusal of the dry goods in the vessel.

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Happy to find his health better. Request a line from you to our friend Daniel for taking your receipt up.

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I had your salt all cooped and filled up when I delivered it to the craft. there were 139 bars. I expect the quantity will be short when it comes to hand as there were 52 bars sunk on the flat before it was put on board the sloop.

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If you approve of the dispatch of your vessel, Mr. McCullum would have no objection joining me and we could do your business.

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We are at a loss to know what to do with the Brig. It is impossible to get a large vessel into port along the coast of North Carolina and Virginia. Fit her out and send her to St. Eustatia and then take freight to Holland. We are shipping tobacco to St. Eustatia to be sent to Holland. Original filed 1778 January 31; Copy filed 1778 January 31.

Scope and Contents I received your last two letters when I was in bed so ill that I was unable to read them. I gave Captain Williamson an order on Mr. Randolph for 70 hogsheads which was delivered. I paid him three thousand pounds including an order on a person in Williamsburg for £500. I received a verbal message from Mr. Randolph desiring me to send him the amount of my order which had not been paid. I sent him the money by a friend and then received an answer that Mr. Randolph refused to accept the money...

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Mr. Thomas Brown of Portmouth informed me you have a lot of land unimproved and convenient to the river in that town. I would like to know your terms in either current money or sterling.

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The pork was delivered six months ago to your order. I cannot get any information about the salt.

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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.