- keyword(s): Henry St. George Tucker
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Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 March 3
Regrets not having written for a month. Evelina was ill. Will follow his wishes on subject of legislature. Is sated and disgusted with public life. Feels there is no independece in the Virginia legislature. They follow their leader.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 May 17
Would like to hear from father at least once a month. Baby was ill. Evelina is at mother's where she has a wet nurse for the baby (St. George Tucker). Asks them to visit him this summer. Baby was christened a fortnight past and called St. George.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 June 18
Pleased at his letter which said they would visit him this summer. Winchester healthy now. His house fairly comfortable. St. George (baby) has recovered from whooping cough.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Staunton to St. George Tucker, 1808 July 14
Arrived after hard ride. Had hoped to find them here. Hears they are coming . . H. St. G. T. letter continued by Frances B. T. Coalter. Mr. Coalter has taken Henry off. Post leaves here on Thursday. Sends this by hack today. Hopes to see her parents tomorrow.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Staunton to St. George Tucker, 1808 July 22
Regrets to find father and mother have not left Richmond, as he was waiting here to see them. Must set out tomorrow for home. Will have little time there before courts sit. Expects them to visit him.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 August 10
Is ill, but arrival of Evelina improved him. Regrets mother did not come. Will send Carter for father with horse and a single chair. Sold his gig. Hopes Judge Nelson's chair will be more agreeable than gig would have been.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, circa 1808 August 11
Sends Carter and chair for him. St. George Tucker is gazing at horses for whom he seems to have a Randolph attachment. Will be glad to welcome father. Reminds John Coalter he has not sent list of notes he promised. Letter undated but follows letter of August 10 very closely.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 August 24
Disappointed at Carter's return without him. Worried that father and sister are unwell. Town healthy, but profits of business are suspended.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 September 8
Glad father is better. Sends this to him at Warminster. Hopes he finds the new housekeepers well. Probably impossible for self to leave here and see them. Family is well.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 December 2
Received letter from him. Cannot afford to come down to visit him. Also the Courts of Justice may be shut or prosecution of suits still further hobbled. If so, self must quit Winchester and go to farm in Berkeley County. Today St. George is ten months old. Expects him to be as backward as Charles Carter was in talking. Mary Colston and sister Susan are with them.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1808 December 18
Major Holmes reported father was well. A letter from Nathaniel Beverley Tucker was filled with buoyant self congratulations instead of usual sombre reflections. Is very pleased. Father was right in delaying help to make him independent. They are going to Martinsburg to spend Christmas. Wishes them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1805 March 12
Starts for Jefferson. Encloses receipt. Goes to Staunton on Sunday. Miss Polly, father and brother are well. Weather has been bad, but now is warm.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1809 June 24
Pleased at news that father will be with them this fall. Are going to Martinsburg where Evelina will remain until her confinement is over in July or August.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848) to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, 1810 September 13
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.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Martinsburg to St. George Tucker, circa 1811 February
Mrs. Cooke, formerly Miss Esten, who once knew father, requested self to forward the enclosed papers. Pleased at father's last letter, but requests him not to mention it again as he did not tell it to Evelina. Knows Court of Appeals bears hard on father but hopes he will not resign.Enclosure not present.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1811 March 13
Thanks him for letter of 6th. Regrets that course taken by Court of Appeals has compelled father to resign, but trusts his judgment and only wishes him happiness. Returns his old check and sum of $10. Children and wife been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Ambler talk of setting out next week. Weather been so bad that ladies who have no carriage have been confined to the house.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848) to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, 1811 April 22
Sends him paper which he will value . Tribute to uncle was written by a Mr. Esten. Just reached home. Children and Evelina are in Berkeley?
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848) to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, 1811 May
Bishop will tell him he is here Richmond? and regrets he cannot go on to Williamsburg. Must return for Shenandoah Superior Court. Council has appointed John Coalter a judge. Trusts he will not refuse the appointment.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1811 December 20
Writes by Bob who goes to visit his mother. Expects Bob back by the 6th of January though has given him a pass until the 15th. If he is detained longer, asks father to give him another pass.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1812 April 24
Met Isaac Coles yesterday, now Major Coles in Colonel Parker's regiment. Pleased to hear that Charles Carter is again at home and in the little college. Family is at Martinsburg. Ann has the whooping cough.
Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Winchester to St. George Tucker, 1812 June 10
Glad Charles Carter has returned to Virginia. Begs them to visit him. Thanks them for an anonymous box of pickled oysters received via Alexandria. Has advised Beverley against moving to Clarksburg. Seldom mentions politics as he knows he and father see things differently but must ask about present mischievous conditions. What about a war in an election year. Country ill prepared. Governor has passed him over as an officer, but time will come.
Henry St. George Tucker, Winchester, to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1814 March 9
St. George recovering. Encloses a letter which he has written. Thinks him doing well for six years of age. Sends piece of verse written for Perry's dinner at Washington. Enclosure: "Song in Memory of Commodore Perry in imitation of Campbell's battle of Hohenlinden. Letter of St. George Tucker, Jr.
Henry St. George Tucker, Winchester, to St. George Tucker, Richmond, Virginia, 1814 May 15
Assumes father is busy with session of the Federal Court. Had news of his from Tom Ambler. If Cochrane ravages coast thinks father should retire to the Blue Ridge. He has visited them only once and mother never. Has four grandchildren, two of whom he has never seen. Self's troop of cavalry may be in the requistion. Mrs. Hunter been residing with them for some time.
Henry St. George Tucker, Winchester, to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1815 January 23
Late campaign and illness prevented him from coming to Richmond. Vicinity has had cases of fatal bilious pleurisy. Fears war will ruin his professional prosperity. People, divided, Congress feeble, adminstration inefficient. Thinks father should sell his Alexandria bank stock. No word from Beverley. Glad Beverley's wife is safely over her confinement.
Henry St. George Tucker, Winchester, to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1815 April 15
Exercise and good weather is restoring health. Has a large Burgundy Patch Plaister on his back. Self's vote for election was 1006. Adversaries totaled 388. Federalism declines here and he is glad to hear it declines in Gloucester. Asks why Eyre is candidate and Griffin withdrawn.