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Thank you for the 25£. Sister Tucker was at Bath the last I heard of her. Other family matters.

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Received the check for $249.92 for Captain Shadforth. Also the letter for Mrs. Shadforth.

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Is Harry with you? I would have proceeded to Williamsburg, but my horse was too tired.

Scope and Contents Has been reading manuscripts covering period of 2nd volume of Statues at large. Discovered important manuscript on printing. Since neither self nor Thomas Jefferson could give Tucker information last spring, he now sends literal transcript. 1682/3 February 21. John Buckner called before Lord Culpeper and council for printing laws of 1680, without license, gave bond not to print anything further till his Majesty's pleasure be known. (Manuscript furnished by Jefferson and purchased by him from...

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Received a letter from Elizabeth Tucker. Sister Tucker has been benefitted by the bath waters. Other family matters.

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Received your letter of the 22nd. Sorry to find there should be any ground for a misunderstanding of our contract concerning Campbell's wharf between us. Perhaps I can explain better by way of a supposed dialogue between us.

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Farmer Coalter reputed to have best wheat in Augusta county and has saved 15 tons of hay. Lawyer Coalter requests Judge Tucker to revise his chapter on freedom of the press and on libels. Discusses Bill of Rights. Henry St. G. Tucker is here and busy.

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I suppose Mr. Tabb will keep the tobacco until better times. Mr. Robertson says that only two Negroes ran away. He advises that the estate buy the Glebe. Received a letter from Charles wishing for a certificate of birth and citizenship. The last papers say that all Americans have been ordered out of France. I have been occupied at my letterpress and my papers are in as regular order as your own.

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Received the letter to be forwarded.

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Because of ill health I am going to Bermuda. Could you give me an introductory letter.

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Mr. Tompkins wants to pay me the whole sum of £760.. Do you want me to pay you the whole number of bank shares or would you rather receive half the shares now and half next July?

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I bought Lucky a daughter of old James your blacksmith. She is wife to my carriage driver. I have decided to sell her. I thought I should give you or Mr. Coalter first refusal.

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Ham, oysters, and soap are prohibited from leaving the country.I could not get any flour. The other items were so small that I will wait until later to send them.

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Our travellers left here two days ago for their ship in the Roads. They have gone in the finest ship in our port. They have letters to persons in Scotland and England. There is much risk that they might be picked up by a French privateer. Sandy gave me his will. When you come down, I have Sandy's account for his outfit.

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Nancy (Ann Cary (Randolph) Morris) writes affectionately. Tudor Randolph continues at Mr. Rice's school in Charlotte. Has leased Buffalo land to Major Morton. For fourth of produce, for three years. 400 acres of land will be distributed among Negroes. Will sell stock in September. All servants alive. All live there except Essex and? Betty.

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Received your esteemed favor of the 6th. Endeavored to show Alexander Campbell as much attention as I could during his stay here. Furnished him with proper passport, letters to my friends in London and Glasgow.

Scope and Contents Have been ill. ". . . Have you seen the Account of a Grecian-Body found in a Cave in the Mountains of Pennsylvania, with a Statue of Marble equal to that of Venus de Medicis, with documents (in Greek), stating the person to have sailed from Corinth in some year of the 72d Olympiad, i.e. about 10 years as well as I can make it out after Xerces' Invasion of Greece, and about 20 before the return of the Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem by Cyrus's permission? It is either a Burlesque on the...

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Is both lawyer and farmer. Will make 800 bushels of wheat and 200 of rye. Ann ill and at Mrs. Kean's. Mr. and Mrs. Ambler visiting. Mrs. Bush died. Her child ill. Wishes to sell his bank stock, which father may have if he wishes, to? pay Judge Holmes a $1000 dollars. Will send certificate to Doctor Brockenbrough. 1810 August 21, is date of endorsement.

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Cary and Skipwith returned from seeing Sandy and John off. We wish the Warminster crowd could join us. Had a letter from John Cocke from the Warm Spring. Our town is very healthy.

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I received the bill. Lost 4 livres per pound in the exchange. I had borrowed 30£ from Mr. Morton.

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Four-year old daughter of Mr. Dandridge and nurse hired for his own child Ann had putrid sore throat. Wife distressed by brother's loss. She will be confined in three or four weeks. Sorry father cannot take stock. Wrote Doctor Brockenbrough to sell it. Must pay Judge Holmes $1000 on October 1st. Family sends love.

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Am sending 500 bushels of coal. The freight costs 5 cents per bushel. Please pay the freight.

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Sorry stock is not sold. Had letter from Wm. Nekervis at bank acknowledging receipt of certificates. Requests father to sell stock at current prices. Must pay Judge Holmes as soon as possible. Asks him to send a blank check and advise him when he can draw on the bank.

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Asks on behalf of young man now in town, when law lectures begin in Williamsburg, whether professor will be at general court, price of board in town, fees of professor.

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Has heard of the death of John Brown. Informs Tucker in strict confidence that he sees difficulties in resuming his former profession. He would like to be appointed to Brown's position. Requests Tucker inform no one else of this except Mr. Fleming. Randolph will communicate with Mr. Roane tomorrow. Presumes Mr. Robinson has attached himself to a mercantile life.