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Received your check for $1085. Have purchased 10 shares at $108 1/2.

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Health of St. George Randolph. Should he be sent to Philadelphia Hospital? Still considering moving. Plans to visit Meadows of Dan. Sacrilege to think of selling Negroes. While my poor old Granny lives, it will be impossible. Would like to have plantation and Negroes not near him.

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Polly Harrison wrote me about my darling St. George Randolph. I wish Judy Randolph would come and live with us until Tudor is of age.

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Thank you for the note. Other family news.

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Although politically we are enemies our personal feelings are the acts of friendship. Please alleviae the situation of Maj. Gen. Riall, a British officer, who has fallen into the hands of the American army. He has been wounded.

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It seems our country is being placed at the foot of th enemy. Will you remove your goods from Williamsburg. Am planning to send all we have to the interior. The town is growing stronger every day. Some of the soldiers are sick. John is one of the camp surgeons.

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Opinion on camp drill. Adjutant of Col. Coleman's 6th Regiment. Lists who is in and out of service. Regiment stationed between Potter's Field and Fort Tar. Opinion of Colonel Coleman. Fort Barbour.

Scope and Contents Received favor announcing St. George about setting out on a journey toward this place. Hopes will find connections at John Coalter's and Winchester in health. Feels uneasiness at St. George's indisposition. Requests him to prevail upon Henry St. George Tucker to accompany him here.Sometimes roads in wretched condition and dangerous to stranger. St. George no doubt heard of desperate action between Phoebe and Cherub on one side and Essex on other, which issued in the capture of latter after...

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Hope you arrived safely at Winchester. My mother has a violent cough. Ny darlings are qite well. Am anxious to know the fate of our northern army. I hope the war continues until the union is cemented or dissolved.

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While in Richmond, the business of the convention occupied most of my time. I was also a member of the standing committee. Have followed the author you mentioned in the pise? buildings. Tells of a barn he has had built.

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What a terrible flood you have been exposed to. Have thought of sending my goods to Fluvanna. Our army is sickly. Some have measles. Cary seems to think of trying Lynchburg. My wife is not well. Reports from Lynnhaven Bay stgate that 15 large ships anchored within the Norfolk Channel.

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Tudor Randolph has been with me about ten days. He is a most interesting youth.

Scope and Contents Uncertain how long to continue in city. Since St. George left, increasing confusion and distress. Every family flying that can find means. Genral William Henry Winder withdrew troops to city. Enemy not many miles distant. Last evening they took nearby grouind Americans left. Presume Americans will not surrender without a struggle. Does no know movement of enemy today nor relative strength. Fears American force not collected as fast as could be wishes. Sends love to sister (Mrs. Lelia...

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Is at Robert Sanders. Susan Bowden has fever, also Robert Sanders. Thinks enemy not near enough to Williamsburg to remove goods. Heard of them destroying Washington. Endorsed: Ansd. September 5. Requested his, in case of danger, to remove furniture and contents of cellars to his house, which judged as safe as any.

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Have heard nothing from you in six weeks. My wife and children are at Bremo. Have engaged a vessel to go to Williamsburg and take your goods and mine to Richmond. John is attached to a regiment in Portsmouth. Everything is working to put the port in safety.

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Am thankful you escaped the pain of seeing the metropolis of our country sacked by an insidious and barbarous foe. Our militia and volunteers are marching. My children are well.

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News from Buckingham Courthouse. Battle at Baltimore. British driven back with loss of 4 or 5 hundred. General Ross among the slain. 400 deserters from the British.

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Nathaniel Beverley Tucker returned from Patrick County. Called to Petersburg to take on duties of assistant adjutant general. St. George Randolph still at brothers. Afraid to let him come to her house. George Tucker looks badly.

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The news from Washington and Alexandria is bad. Can't go to Richmond until I settle my Negroes. Our silver greys hold themselves ready.

Scope and Contents Camp duties keep him busy. Raised a volunteer corps of mounted rifleman and joined General Winder, but after disgraceful affair of Bladensburg. Left orders for Evelilna and chilren to move toward Romney should enemy destroy Harpers Ferry. Discusses horse. Left father Sunday about ten and arrived at Winchester following day at eleven. Expects he shall remain in service longer that his sixty days. Drills his troops five house each day. Been appointed brigade major of this 6th brigade. If he...

Scope and Contents Wrote St. George fatal 24th of August. Few hours later self became a wanderer. City in hands of enemy and public buildings in flames. Has no longer country or government that can speak of with pride. Ruins excite horror and indignation. Believes U. S. possessed means of compelling in year or two honorable peace. Mrs. Wilson and daughters Sarah and Margaret Dashiell suffered destress in endeavoring to save their all and find shelter in remote places. At length got together again here. They...

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Enclosed are two blank signatures of George Tucker's which require your endorsement. Please send them back to me.

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Can not get my building done as I can not procure Laborers. I heard the enemy is coming up the York River. Evelina Tucker says Henry Tucker is in Baltimore. Have not heard from Beverley Tucker in 6 or 8 weeks.

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Received from E. S. Waddey of Norfolk a deposit certificate for $969.44 to be placed to your credit.

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On staff of Major General Pegram. Favorable impression of him. Wants St. George Tucker and John Coalter to write wife that Nathaniel Beverley Tucker needs to stay in service.