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Is still confined to room. Fever has left, but has a cough. Is taking calomel. Is bilious.

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Beverley has drawn on me for $470. He will draw again for $230. Have gotten 2 firkins of good butter. Winchester is more healthy now.

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Wretched health prevents hunting with him. Fifth attack since first of May. Had had ardous professional duty and prospect of handsome income. $300 or $400 per month. Been losing at that rate since ill. Hears occasionally through Dr. John Brockenbrough that Randolph's health continues as good as usual.

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Business will keep me here until November 10. I shall leave then for Corotoman. Please look in the press and see if I left a small parcel marked to be carried over on my next visit. Sorry my last purchase has distressed you so much. I believe it will turn out well.

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Your carriage arrived here yesterday. Please let me know what you want done. Mrs. Tucker is well.

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Beverley received your letter and paid off the duplicate of the draft. Henry is recovering slowly. General Cocke and wife are dining with us.

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Excerpt from letter from Uncle Henry who is threatened with gout.

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Health better. Thought it would terminate in gout. St. George admitted to junior class at Princeton. Bears letter from St. George Tucker to Lelia concerning two trunks.

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Hope Henry is better. Otway's friends from Boston, Mrs. Hale and Miss Hart arrived the day you left. Mr. Faulcon is here.

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Have seen most of the gentlemen to whom you gave me letters. Have seen Mr. and Mrs. Grammer. Have not seen Gen. Pegram. Am already in for for the Cotillion parties. Hope to find an office in a few days. None of the lawyers here are Notary Public. Have asked Mr. Robinson take out a commission for me. I shall attend Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, and Chesterfield Courts.

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Received your last letter which said you received a check for $800.03. Sending Otway's receipt for the money loaned him. Capt. Stud shipped the flour you wanted.

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Thank you for the $50. I certainly needed it. You are a friend indeed.

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Transmits proceedings in case of schooner Pilot.

Scope and Contents Received his letters for Barbour, Crawford and Monroe. Monroe is informed about Rector and his banditti. Hopes Green can be kept out of the receiver's office. Col. Graham, commissioner of General Land Office, ordered Rector as surveyor to discontinue his subcontracting system. Mr. Rankin, chairman of committee of public lands in the house, is also aroused over abuse. Has no confidence in Crawford who pleases Thomas Benton and Co. Against Alexander Stuart who is campaigning for seat in...

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Will take $2.25 per barrel for my corn and deliver it.

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Congratulates him on being secretary to Greek meeting recently held at Philadelphia. Cary published his poem Liberty in volume 7 of American Museum. Now sends Ode to Tyranny and other poems. If Cary publishes them, proceeds to be given to Greek charity. No one here in this obsure place to copy them.

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Glad to hear Elizabeth Coalter has been added to your house. Otway has written the state of the bar. He likes Petersburg. Cary will write you about vessels going to Bermuda.

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No opportunity to send you the articles you wanted. Wishing you a merry season.

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Mr. Tabb goes up tomorrow in steamboat with goods for Cob and Skelton. Sends by him two boxes for Tucker, one of tender skin raisins and one of oranges and lemons. Figs and grapes not to be had as Brandon & Co. shipped them to Baltimore for better market. Mitchell and Co. expect figs soon. Well rope not yet ready to send. Lists price of fruit.

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Polly and the Bruces arrived here yesterday. She will come to you in a week or two. May go to Washington on business.

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Will forward you No. 1. My wife is in confinement. Saw Mr. Wirt on Sunday. I shall be with the majority on the presidential question.

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Has another son. Now nine living children and is 43 years old. Is recovering slowly. Evelia well. Asks for cap for baby which is already very large. Has heard from neither Mr. Coalter nor Beverley. May be in Richmond in February. Is writing with spectacles.

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A printed letter sent by the lawyers of Tennessee to Congress on the defects of the Judicial System. Sent to St. George Tucker by P. H. Skipwith.

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Thank you for your polite offer. I did not tell John I wanted to purchase his wife. Will sell him at what I gave for him.

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Remitted to the Bank of Virginia $185 for your dividends from the stock in the Bank of Alexandria.