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Recommends bearer John Coalter as tutor. He has been directed to Colonel Yates in Amelia but self thought it duty to inform him of Mrs. Tucker.

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I am better today. The young man is here waiting your determination. He is a relation of Arod Stewarts. He wants seven or eight scholars for which he would ask £50. If there were only our children he would charge £30.

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I am glad you retrieved your chair box. My cousins Munford and Kennon left me today. I was told that you had been substituted to Mr. Attorney? since your return to Richmond. I hear you spoke in Posey's case four hours.

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I had a severe headache yesterday and fever, but am much better today.

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I have gone to Bizarre to see about things. The Holcombes can not control the overseer. The overseer has driven off most of the valuable Negroes. Why don't you visit Mr. Harrison before my return?

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I have letters from Bermuda. A Mr. Carr (Ker?) of Powhatan went to Bermuda last July and prevailed on two of John Gilbert's daughters to return with him to Virginia. The oldest girl married Mr. Carr. P. T. refused to give me an order for the money, pretending it belonged to some other company.

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The court requested me to officiate in Innes absence in the prosecution of Posey. Ronald is now speaking on the subject.  All the admiralty suits are still hanging. I am dining at Beverley's today.

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The determination of the Court of Appeals in the case of Pickett v. Claiborne affects me. Mr. Duval is thinking of moving for another hearing. Would you take the case at the common fee and £50 extra if I am released?

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Please procure from Mr. Marshall an affidavit or certificate that Hunter, Banks and Company have never paid any part of S. Davies and Company's debt due to Ball (note from J. Marshall saying he could not possibly give a certificate or affidavit on the subject).

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I am enclosing several answers agreeable to your direction. I cannot tell you of the business now.

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You will receive the affidavit of notice to Mrs. Robertson. There appears to be a mistake in the notice as to the time. Mrs. Robertson desires that her suit be removed.

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Our smith waits on you for 200 weight of iron and 10 of steel.

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Vessel has just returned from Grenada. I planned to go to Richmond to make inquiries about Mr. Gilchrist's children's losses by the burning of Norfolk. Mr. Pendleton thinks the money has been paid. No person in this country was authorized to receive it.

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Captain Sargeant and Mr. Shore procured the things for me. Can you pay them for the articles in the next eight or ten days?

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The bill of injunction you drew for me has been two days in the hands of the Chancellor. Please make application to them and deliver the papers to Doctor Leiper.

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Will it be necessary for me to have any depositions taken respecting Baird and Company case. I wish you could be at the General Court.

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Innes said you wanted to get rid of the land (Bermuda Forest) you purchased from me. I will state my proposals with my own ideas of the value of the property proposed to be exchanged. The proposals are to accommodate you.

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Please send me the supersedeas of my brother Thomas Cocke against Thomas Jordan.

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I cannot raise 300£ as you proposed. Neither could I obtain such slaves as you mention. I would like to make a proposal that may meet with your approval. (Enclosure).

Scope and Contents Colonel Grayson furnishes opportunity of informing of arrival here on way to New York. Loss of parent (Colonel Henry Tucker). Mother (Mrs. Anne (Butterfield) Tucker) and friends well. Colonel Grayson informs St. George expecting addition to little flock. Expects to see sons (Richard, Theodorick Bland and John Randolph of Roanoke) at Princeton. Critical period of American politics. Popular enthusiasm strong. Has not been at leisure to study proposed scheme of government. Constitution seems...

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We are sending a vessel to take in the goods you proffered for your note. We would like your note to be paid off in superfine flour.

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Sheriff served execution on all his property to satisfy debt of Tasker's executors for which he is security to amount of £1,550. Property would have brought good sum eighteen months ago but now will hardly satisfy debt. Mr. Nelson thinks sale could be stopped by £550 but he cannot raise it. Tazewell says he has transferred bond to Mr. Byrd. Asks advice and help.

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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.