Scope and Contents Shocked at "Scratchaway" prescription of the faculty that mother is taking for illness. Believes we dig our graves with our teeth, but this starvation diet is a hobby horse. Suggest mother consult good physician without a hobby as he believes Dr. Watson and Uncle Tucker are. Self lives on beef and bread generally. Thanks father for distribution of his claim on Ross which Mr. Coalter adjusted with Bouldin fo rless than $1000. Self can use money as son's expenses travelling to Princeton are...

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Richard J. Tucker of Bermuda wrote he received the articles in good order and delivered them to the ladies. Enclosing a letter from your sister.

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Reports on "servants" (enslaved persons). Crops and garden and neighbors. Mrs. Semple died. Phil send barrel of 12 hams to George Cabell in Richmond. Received medicine sent by Dr. Thomas Tudor Tucker of Washington.

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Remitted to the Bank of Virginia $185 the amount of your dividends.

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Hope Mrs. Tucker is better. Williamsburg is very healthy. Dr. Peachy's youngest child is sick. Mrs. Semple died of a stroke. We have told John Page to go to the springs. Our ancient city is somewhat agitated over the projected removal of the College to Richmond.

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Sent you the Beacon from here as it had an account of Otway's exhibition on July 4 at Petersburg. Very hot here at 2 weeks.

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Am anxious to hear from you. My wife is complaining. Beverley is as far as St. Louis.

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Am here with my ship the Constitution. Will be here two months. Wanted to visit my relations to Virginia.

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I was very busy the week I was at home. At Norfolk I saw Dr. and Mrs. Barraud. They showed us the sights. When we reached Washington, we went to a hotel. Laura Wirt came for us and we went home with her. In the evening I went to see Uncle Tucker. Miss Baker invited him to tea. We went to see the Capitol, painting, etc. We dined with Uncle Tucker. In the evening we took the stage to Alexandria. I stayed at Winchester a fortnight. Sorry you are not feeling well.

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Received your salary check of $450. Received from Mr. Scott $185.

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Regrets mother's suffering. Self is well. Son has gotten well. Polly, Elizabeth and St. George Tucker are gone. No news of Beverley since he left Louisville, Ky. but he goes rest of way on horseback. No letter from Mr. Coalter who is like horse of bad memory and moves only when he is spurred.

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Have credited your account with $272.50.

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Invitation to attend the visit of General Lafayette to Richmond as a guest of the city.

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Sorry to hear Mrs. Tucker is worse. If her daughter were not with her, I would come and nurse her. Mr. Saunders is in very poor health. My Eliza's health is bad. She is in Carolina. Mary Ann has another little girl. Mrs. Semple is dead. Our poor Williamsburg appears to be little more than a graveyard.

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Concerned that you are still at New London. Consoled to hear Mrs. Tucker is confined by the impostume on her back. Hope she will soon be able to travel. Polly has received two letters from her husband since he reached Missouri. Saint is in Richmond with the Cabels. Iintend to give Beverley my part of the $977.75 from David Ross' estate.

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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.