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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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I referred to the papers filed in Pennock's suit versus Davies and Company and found the declaration to be as you suspected.

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I am sending a letter explaining what I wanted to see you about concerning Colonel Fisher.

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Mr. Delong is very desirous of obtaining a supersedeas (A supersedeas is a writ that suspends the authority of a trial court to issue an execution on a judgment that has been appealed). He will pay your fee.

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Encloses Pollard's bond who asked him to defer demands and payments of Mr. Pennock which is agreeable to self. Mrs. Lee is in Virginia and Colonel Lee set out for there. But three states now in Congress and they not likely to meet until the convention adjourns. Laws of last Assembly have prostrated commerce. Should have proceeded with Maryland.

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James Peebles would like information on a suit John and James Peebles v. Machan.

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Mr. Gregory and Mr. Call defended the suit in Brunswick Court for me and it is their advice that I should try to supercede the judgment.

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If the matter can be superceded, I shall expect you to carry on the business for me in the General Court. What is your charge?

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I shall go in the stage tomorrow for Philadelphia and I will be happy to have Mr. Randolph with me. I will see him safely in Princetown.

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A sloop arrived from Bermuda yesterday bringing you the enclosed letters. I hope your mind is prepared to receive the melancholy account of the death of your parent (Henry Tucker).

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Old Jack came back last week. I was surprised that you didn't get the 4 hogsheads of tobacco that I sent down in March.

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Sends this by son Mann who waits on commissioners for license. Stranger to all except Innes. Asks him to advise Mann about Logwood affair. Wrote him from Richmond by Captain Serjeant (Sargeant?) 22 years of domestic happiness over. Books and business help but sorrow returns.

Scope and Contents Received theirs of 22nd, 30th of April and 6th of May. Knows they are agreeably as well as advantageously fixed at Princeton. All professions? respectable, but men of science, philosophy or legislature may be more eminently and generally respected. Known around Petersburg that Mr. Booker is good chair-maker, that Alexander Taylor a cabinet-maker; known for 100 miles that Doctor Strackers is good physician; know throughout Virginia and America that Mr. Baker and present governor Edmund...

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I will take care of your letter for Mr. Pollard. I will be leaving for Philadelphia tomorrow.

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When the trial on my affairs with Doctor Mackey come on. I wish to avail myself of any advantage the law will give me rather than lose the 7,597 pounds tobacco burnt by the enemy.

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Do you think there is any chance of recovering the debt from Colonel James Jenkins? If you think there is a chance, will you take the case? I will give you 50£ when you recover the money.