Mr Parks having agreed to give the Deed of Trust, I have spoken to Mr Hay, who is willing to take it. Mr Parks to give his bond with the Deed, & the property to be sold if not paid in twelve months.

Not being at home when your Letter arrived will be a sufficient apology for my not answering it sooner, in the buisiness of McClaines Land I fully authorise you to Act as you may think best with which I will be satisfied.… Continue Reading From Thomas Hammond, 6 June 1807

I recd your letter dated the 8th of March Ulto but which appears from the Post Stamp to have been put in the Office the 17th of July, the first day of this month and should have answered it before this time had I not been owing t… Continue Reading From William Sterrett, 22 Sept. 1807

I am extremely sorry to be compelled again to take up yr time & attention. But I cannot avoid it, as I must get to my family let the sacrifice be what it may. I was very desirous of closing all honest claims satisfactorily.… Continue Reading From Henry Lee, 3 Feb. 1810

A low State of Health prevented me from attending the annual meeting of the Dismal Swamp Company, And although I requested a Gentleman who was going there to have a Draught made out for the Dividend for Genl Washington's Estate h… Continue Reading From James Henderson, 6 June 1811

Your favor of the 12th inst: covering the managers drft for $2000 has been received, and having exchanged the N.

At a Meeting of the Managers of the Dismal Swamp Company some time ago, it was resolved "that letters be written to the different Members of the Company requesting their Consent to postpone the general meeting until the first Thu… Continue Reading From James Henderson, 12 Feb. 1812

Your sometime ago authorized me to dispose of some land in Nansemond.

My late indisposition has been such as to prevent me from attending the meetg of the Legatees agreeably to notice— We have sent you a power of Attorney—and have taken the liberty of inserting your name.

Permit me this liberty of enclosing to you the Copy of an acceptance by the Executors of the late Genl Washington for one hundred and fifty Dollars which I have had a long time in my possession— more than once I have presented it… Continue Reading From John Gardner Ladd, 26 June 1806

I am extremely distresd <mutilated>y of my claims upon your attention, but the necessity I am under of collecting the sum due me from the estate oblidges me to address you again— enclosed you have your dft on Sheppard with… Continue Reading From Francis Harrison Peyton Jr., 19 Aug. 1806

I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 13th and 30th Ultimo by the last of which I find you have satisfied yourself of the mode to be pursued relative to the lands being entered upon the Commissioners books of the County… Continue Reading From Samuel Shepard, 4 Feb. 1807

I recd your favor of yesterday, the interest you have taken in my affair, in your communication with Mr Hoy, I very sincerely thank you for, and I loose no time in answering your Letter.

     Some months ago a subpoena in Chancery at the suit of mr Banks¹ was served on me as former governor of Virginia, calling on me & others not named (but I suppose the Counsellors of that day) to app… Continue Reading From Thomas Jefferson, 1 Oct. 1795

In a letter dated June 12th to Saml Washington I enclosed a mortgage to be executed by Colo.

I am extremely sorry for the cause which has prevented our meeting so early as I wished— I have been much disappointed, but concluded that you were sick, being too well assured of your honor to suppose that our agreement ha… Continue Reading To Rawleigh William Downman, 8 Oct. 1790

     On enquiry I am informed that Dick the Negro who was taken in Execution as is stated in my Bill of Injunction on a supposition that he was the property of Gerard Alexander decd, actually belonged to Philip Alexander in… Continue Reading From William Henry Washington, 22 March 1794

     Upon a full consideration of the papers which have been laid before me & of the situation in which the Swearingens are placed by the several decrees in the case of Hite and others agt Fairfax … Continue Reading Legal Opinion, 29 July 1794

     Porter has satisfactorily explained to me the affair of the $200 and therefore requests that you will proceed with the execution without loss of time. with much esteem I am Dr Sir yr mo. ob.… Continue Reading To James Breckenridge, 30 Jan. 1798

     Yours of July 27th was sent to Charlottesville instead of Milton, & therefore did not reach me untill yesterday.