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Received your answer. The state of our country now forbids that anything can be done to promise freedom of our country from slavery. The public will have to be more favorable. The corresponding society must be suspended.

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Glad to learn mother is better and hopes they can go on to springs from New London. Glad Dr. Cabell is with them. The imposthumous which broke outward may make her improve. Good season. Corn will sell at $1.25 a barrel. Beverley has reached St. Louis. Mrs. Thomas and son gone to Bath.

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Hope you will soon be able to travel. Mrs. Tucker should eat more. My sister intends to visit Staunton for a few days. She set out with Elizabeth and St. George yesterday.

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Glad Mrs. Tucker is better. My wheat crop is very short. The tobacco crop is miserable. It needs rain badly. Corn crop good. Will come in September.

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His letter of August 5 informing them that mother is better is very encouraging. Family well. Of children only Virginia and Randolph are at home. Polly Tucker is well and in Staunton by now.

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Glad to hear Mrs. (Lelia (Skipwith) Carter Tucker is better. Visited Mary Anne Prentis Chamberlain and Eliza Prentis and Capt. Vickers. George Tucker's sister and daughter & Severn Parker here. Mr. & Mrs. Bassett gone on to Salt Sulphur Springs.

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Just heard Mrs. Tucker was taken ill and had to stop at New London on her way to the springs. We journeyed as far as Canada. Saw the falls of Niagara. Brought Catherine and Elizabeth home in better health.

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The letter telling me of Mama's illness delayed. I hope she is much better now. Reached here last Sunday and found my precious Charles very ill. It is almost certain thath he will die. Parke is quite well.

Scope and Contents Thankful for accounts of improving health of sister (Lelia (Skipwith) Carter Tucker). Understood her sufferings severe. Wrote friend Henry Tucker for particular information about her. Henry said St. George to proceed on journey next day and he was to accompany to Springs. pain at St. George's and Polly's (Mrs. Mary Walker Carter Cabell) distress. Blessing that guided them to mansion of Ward's family. Visit from Elizabeth Tucker Coalter. William J. Wirt and Mrs. Wirt with her Laura and...

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Three letters from them at once. Heard through Mr. Bruce they had arrived at Johnson Springs. Country healthy but has some cases of autumnal fever. Ann, Mary , Francis and David are at their grandmothers. St. George at Princeton. Wife, self and four youngest children and servants well at home. Polly Burk and Marshall Ambler there for the day. Amblers have returned to Richmond. has not heard from Beverley.

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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.