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"The Scheme for establishing a circulating medium in Virginia"

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I hear they have had a sickly winter in Bermuda, very few families there have escaped from the camp fever. Samuel Harvey has lost his wife, two children, three Negro women, and two Negro men. Mr. Robert Davenport and Mr. Robert Hinson (son of Doctor Joseph Hinson) are dead.

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I have not forgotten that I must lend you £300 stg. before Captain Rightson sails, but I have not been able to get to see you. I have sent you the bills to the care of Mr. Nicolson.

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My engagements have been such that it has been inconvenient for me to call on you. Mr. Nicolson is waiting on you with them. When shall we meet to settle our accounts.

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Captain Stratton informed me that the coffee was in his vessel when she overset and it was totally damaged. I intended sending him to York in order to settle the vessel's former accounts, but hearing that a vessel was about to sail I asked him to go under the convoy. He judges that since the coffee was not demanded until after the loss. it must fall upon the shipper.

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Enclosed are bills of David Geddes on Messrs. Thomas Harly and Henry Drummore in London to the amount of £300 stg. I have endorsed the bills payable to your order for account of Messrs. Henry Tucker and Sons.

Scope and Contents I brought 1,500 weight of coffee which was shipped by Mr. Samuel Hollingsworth.  I was to have one third for freight. It was to be delivered at Hampton. When I came in, Hampton was frozen. I went up the James River, but there was no vessel going to Baltimore. I started back to Hampton and the schooner got overset by a whirlwind and the coffee was spoiled as the schooner lay under water for ten days.  I understand you intend to bring suit for it.  I am now ready for sea. When I return, I will...

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Mr. McNiell says he presented your note to Mr. Claiborne who promised to leave the tobacco with me, but he did not and he didn't give Mr. Rowe any directions. He left work that he should attend the first day in every month at this place for a settlement of his accounts.

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Ill and in pain since left her at Ravenscroft. Glad she placed things under Hardaway's care. Not enough wagons for army at Cross Creek. Parted with all continental money. Brother Billy (William Hall) again in army. Sends copy of previous letter. Have distressed inhabitants by impressing their horses. Major General Richard Caswell, General Griffith Rutherford and Barn de Kalb here with 9,400 troops.

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Mr. Beall informed me that Mr. Holloway had an order on you for 14 or 15 hogsheads tobacco. I am informed the order was for 38,000 pounds tobacco of which Mr. Holloway says he has only received 14 hogsheads. Will you this day send me the rest of the tobacco.

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I arrived here the 12th of this month. I expect to sail in 2 or 3 hours for Bermuda with Durham Hall. As the tobacco we have in Tatem and Righton is not landed, I shall leave a copy of your memo with Mr. D. Jennings, who will ship the goods.  I presented your order to Messrs. Milner and Haynes, who paid the money on demand, but I used it. Tobacco is much lower than I expected.

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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.