Safe Gaurd for
Mrs Anderson
I hereby certify that this ladys
house has and premises have
been searched I hereby order that
no soldier search this house while
our troops ocupy this place
By Order
Lieut Col. Smith
Commdg. 5th Penna Cav
Lieut W J Simpson
Provost Marshal
Illustrious Sir
Being an aged Female of this
City, I take the liberty of soliciting your
Protection for myself, Household and
property under the present truly distressing circumstances
Your benevolent attention to this
urgent request of mine will be gratefully
acknowledged and remembered by me
very respectfully
Helen Maxwell Anderson
City of Williamsburg
May the 6. 1862
Maj. Gen. Geo. W. McClellan
in Command of U.S. Army
Present
In the name of God. I Joseph Ashlin being of sound mind
and memory, do make and ordain this present writing
my last will and Testament! To God I recommend my
soul, from whom I received, and now retain it, my body to
the humanity of my bretheren in life : Item. It has
been my misfortune, from and by a connection carnally
with a woman of colour, to bring into creation the
following children, now living "to wit" William Barrett
now with Capt Benjamin Ireson, Salley Barrett, now
residing with Thomas Pulling, Frances Barrett, now
residing with Peter Heifer, and Cyrus Barrett, now or
heretofore residing with me. And although the laws of
my country in whose strugles I have fought and bled, now
prohibit a general emancipation, yet from my peculiar
situation, I beg, solicit and pray that the aforesaid William
Barrett, Salley Barrett, Frances Barrett, and Cyrus Barrett
and the future increase and progeny of the said Salley and
Frances, may be permitted, and I do hereby bequeath to them
and each of them the blessing of Liberty, and free emancipa-
=tion during their natural lives, and I do hereby request
Colo. Richard Adams to execute this will, and act as the
guardian to my said Children. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th. July 1807.
Signed, Sealed, acknowledged
and declared, to be his will
Joseph Ashlin seal
and at his request, subscribed
by us Geo. Wm Smith
Alexr. Hare, James Cannon
At a quarterly Court of Hustings continued by adjournment
and held for the City of Richmond, at the Courthouse, the
thirteenth day of November 1807. This Last will and
Testament of Jospeph Ashlin deceased, was proved by the
oath
Test Adam Craig Clk
A copy. Test Th. C. Howard D.C.
Joseph Ashlin's
Will
I am decidedly of opinion, that the free chil
dren of colour of Joseph Ashlin, to wit, William Barrett,
Sally Barrett, Francis Barrett and Cyrus Barrett
are free, by virtue of this will. The law requires
that they should remove from this state. I therefore
advise William Barrett to carry them with him
to the Northward. If he meets with any difficulty
in so doing, let him mention the subject to me.
Edm: Randolph
March 26. 1808.
1807.
John Ashlin's will
Relating to some natural children
opinion of Ed. Randolph
on the validity of said will
Virginia Ss
William Gooch Esq:r his Majesty's Lieutenant Governor & Commander
in Chief of the Colony & Dominion of Virginia
To George Newton William Crafford Willis Wilson Thomas Scott Matthew Godfrey John Hutchings
Thomas Wright Robert Tucker John Taylor Samuel Smith William Portlock Caleb Wilson
Solomon Wilson the Elder Willis Wilson Josias Smith John Tripp Thomas Newton Charles
Sweney Nathaniel Tatum John Tucker of the County of Norfolk Gent. Greeting
Know ye that whereas I have Constituted & appointed you Justices of Oyer & Terminer for the Trial of
Nan a Negro Woman Slave belonging to Edward Mcgee for Felony
I Do therefore by virtue of the Powers & Authorities to me Granted by his Majesty as Commander in Chief of
this Dominion Authorize & appoint that the Commission being Read as usual any one of you the said George Newton
William Crafford Willis Wilson Thomas Scott Matthew Godfrey John Hutchings Thomas Wright Robert Tucker
John Taylor Samuel Smith or William Portlock
having first taken the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy the
Oath appointed to be taken by an Act of Parliament made in the first year of the Reign of his late Majesty
King George the first Intituled "an Act for the further security of his Majesty's Person & Government & the
"Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants & for Extinguishing the Hopes of
"the pretended Prince of Wales and his Open & secret Abettors" As also the Test together with with the Oath for duly
Executing the Office of a Justice of Oyer & Terminer which the said Caleb Wilson & Solomon Willson the Elder or any two in the
Commission above named are hereby required Authorized & Impowered to give & Administer to you you Administer
to the above Justices & every of them in the Commission above named the above mention'd Oaths & Test together with
the Oath for duly executing the Office of a Justice of Oyer & Terminer of the Performance of which you are to make
due return to the Secretary's Office Given under my hand and the Seal of the Colony at Williamsburgh
the twenty fifth Day of August One thousand Seven hundred & forty four In the Eighteenth year of the Reign of
our Sovering Lord King George the Second
William Gooch
Dedimus Potestatem for
Administering Oaths & To
Justices of Oyer &c. Terminer
Cases of Rheumatism terminating in suppuration -
1st. of a negro woman Louisa, belong-
ing, to my father - after exposure to
cold suffered pain in the extremities ;
The fingers were much swollen and
both ancles & knees. after some months
the pain & swelling left every part ex-
cept the right knee.
I first saw her in this disease on the
30th April 1819. Knee much swelled,
and incapable of motion. By resort-
ing to the ordinary means of leeching
cupping, blistering, and vss. & long con
tinued purging the pain in seven weeks
was entirely relieved, and the knee reduced
almost to the size of its fellow - about
this time I removed to Richmond.
In two months I returned & found by too early
exercise &
discontinuance of the treatmt. the in-
flammation had return with great violence
and now suppuration had taken place.
Near two quarts were discharged by an
incision I made just above the knee
Extensive sinuses existed, one leading to
the groin. She now had hectic fever.
In consultation on the case Drs. Kleit &
I in favor of amputation - Dr. Hos-
kins & Dew, proposed to try alterative dose,
of calomel. I yielded to Dr Hs. experience,
and after six weeks returned when the
infl. had reached the body, thigh enormous-
ly swollen and I never again had the
opportunity of operating, - she died after
severe suffering, of colliquative diar-
rhea - June 1821.
Frederick [1 word illegible] 43 - a servant of Mrs. Camp
bell's suffered for months with marked
Rheumatism, which terminates
in suppuration and entire destruction of
of the structure of the knee - joint, ca
ries, great emaciation & hectic fever.
I visited this man at the request of my friend
Dr Hoskins in May 1820 & concurring with
him in the propriety, necessity of the
operation, I amputated the limb. He re-
covered most perfectly and now enjoys
good health - Decr. 1821 - suppuration of
the joint head existed more than 18 mos.
previous to the operation. I used animal
ligatures around all the arteries except two -
the femoral profunda - one of the silk
ligatures came away on the 16th day, the
other remained near six weeks, at the end
of wh. time the stump had almost entirely
healed. I had directed that the ligature shd
be slightly drawn every day, but they not
being attended to and adhesive plaister not an-
swering the purpose of keeping it tense I tied
a leaden bullit to it, and this brot the
ligature off in 24 hours - no accident I
thot. cd. result & no danger of hemorrhage
be apprehended as the cavity of the vessel
up to the last branch must long since have
been obliterated, from the stop put to
the circulation of the blood.
Virgini ss.
Francis Fauquier Esq; His Majesty's
Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the
said Colony and Dominion.
To Charles Carter, John Champe Samuel Donne John Triplett Thomas Jett, Charles Carter Junr.
George Washington, Samuel Skinker Joseph Murdock William Newton William
Robinson Thomas Skinker Anthony Strother JunrWilliam Cunningham John Knox Arthur
Morson and Horatio Dade of the County of King George Gentlemen Greeting
WHEREAS in Pursuance of an Act of Assembly, made at a General Assembly, begun and holden at the
College, in the City of Williamsburg, the Twenty-seventh Day of October, in the Twenty-second Year of
his present Majesty's Reign, Annoque Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-eight, intituled,
"An Act directing the Trial of Slaves committing Capital Crimes, and for the more effectual punishing Conspiracies
and Insurrections of them and for the better Government of, Negroes, Mulattoes and Indians, Bond or Free." It has been
represented to me, by William Rowley Gentleman, Sheriff of the said County, That
Jenny a Negro Woman slave belonging to Joseph Strother is committed to and remains in the
Common Gaol of the said County on suspicion of Murdering her daughter named Joan a slave
also belonging to the said Strother
and the said Sheriff hath prayed that a Commission may issue for the Trial of the said Slave, according to the Di-
rections of the said Act of Assembly. KNOW YE therefore, That I the said Francis Fauquier
by Virtue of the Powers and Authorities to me granted by his Majesty, as Commander in Chief of this Dominion,
do assign and impower you the said Charles Carter, John Champe Samuel Donne John Triplett Thomas
Jett, Charles Carter Junr. George Washington Samuel Skinker Joseph Murdock William Newton
William Robinson Thomas Skinker Anthony Strother Junr. William Cunnigham John
Knox Arthur Morson and Horation Dade
or any Four, or more of you, whereof
any of you the said Charles Carter, John Champe Samuel Donne John Triplett Thomas Jett Charles
Carter Junr. George Washington Samuel Skinker or Joseph Murdock
shall be one, Justices in such Manner, and by such Ways and Methods, as in the said
Act of the General Assembly is directed, prescribed, and set down, to enquire of, and to hear and determine all
Treasons, Petit-Treasons or Misprisons thereof, Felonies, Murders, or other Offences, or Crimes, whatsoever,
committed or perpetrated within the said County, by the aforesaid Jenny
and more especially the Murder aforesaid
aforesaid, for the better Performance whereof, you, or any Four, or more of you as aforesaid, are hereby required
and commanded, some Time between this Day and the first Day of November next,
publickly at the Court-House of the said County, to cause the said Jenny
to be arraigned and tried for the said Offence or Offences, or any of them, whereof
she shall be accused, and she being found guilty, in such Manner, and upon such Evidence
as the said Act of the General Assembly doth direct, to pass Judgment as the Law directs, for the like Crimes, and
on such Judgment to award Execution, or otherwise her to acquit as of Right ought to be done. Given
under my Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, at Williamsburg, the first Day of October
One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty in the thirty fourth Year of the Reign
of our Sovereign Lord King GEORGE the Second.
Fran Fauquier
Virginia Sct
By His Excellency
A Proclamation
Whereas I have received an order from the Rt: Honble: the Lords of the Councill of Trade
and Plantations Dated at white Hall the 25th day of Feby 1699/1700 that Some time in
the month of Novembr. Last a merchants Ship Called the John Hopewell of London
[illegible] of one Henry Munday was Com[m]and, was plundered by a pyrate named Henry
King who formerly used the pensylvania Trade and that nine of the Said Mundays
men Voluntarily forsook him and ran away wth. the Said Pyrate upon his pyraticall
Designe. Therefore I Francis Nicholson Esqr his Majtie Lt. and Governr. Generall of
Virginia by and with the advice and Consent of his Majtie. Honble Councill of State Doe
Straitly Charge and Com[m]and all his Majties officers Civil and Military and all other his good
and Loving Subjects whatsoever to use their utmost Endeavour to take Seize, and appre
=hend all and Every the Said pyrates So as they may be brought to Condign
punishmt whose names are Henry King the Grand pyrate Nicho Gillebrand, John Burton,
Leonard Rawlings Edward Arterberry Emanuel a Portugeeze John Sanders Wm.
Parker of Sunderland John Harris of Londn Francis Brown a negroe Being those
who Deserted the Said Munday, And I do promise as a reward to any person
or persons that Shall take Seize and apprehend all or any the Said pyrate or
pyrates Soe as Such pyrate or pyrates be brought to Justice for the Said offences
such person or persons Shall have and possess the Sume of Twenty pounds Sterl for
Every pyrate Soe taken and brought to Condign punishment and I Likewise Straitly
Charge all Sheriffs to Cause this proclamation to be published in all Churches Chapels
Courthouses and other publick places in their Respective Counties Given under my
hand and his Majties Seale of the Colony at James Town this 9th day of July 1700.
in The Twelfth yeare of his Majs: Reign
Ff: Nicholson
A Proclamation for the apprehending
of Pyrates.
E Jennings Depty Secry
God Save the King
Published in the County Court ye 10th day
of July 1700 & hereby Recorded
Fr Merriwether Cl. Curt
Shadwell, July 15'th 1763
Dear Page
Yours of May 30'th came safe to hand. The rival you mentioned I know not whether
to think formidable or not as there has been so great an opening for him during my absence.
I say has been
because I expect there is one no longer since you have undertaken to act as my
attorney. You advise me to 'go immediately and lay siege in form.' You certainly did not think
at the time you wrote this of that paragraph in my letter wherein I mentioned to you my
resolution of going to Britain. And to begin an affair of that kind now, and carry it on so long
a time in form is by no means a proper plan. No, no, Page, whatever assurances I may give
her in private of my esteem for her, or whatever assurances I may ask in return from her,
depend on it they must be kept in private. Necessity will oblige me to proceed in a method
which is not generally thought fair, that of treating with a ward before obtaining the ap=
probation of her guardian. I say necessity will oblige me to it, because I never can bear to
remain in suspense so long a time. If I am to succeed the sooner I know it the less unea=
siness I shall have to go through : if I am to meet with a disappointment the sooner I know
it the more of life I shall have to wear it off: and if I do meet with one, I hope in god
and verily believe it will be the last. I assure you that I allmost envy you your present
freedom: and if Belinda will not accept of my service it shall never be offered to another.
That she may I pray most sincerely, but that she will she never gave me reason to hope. With regard
to my not proceeding in form I do not know how She may like it : I am afraid not much:
that her guardians would not if they should know of it is very certain. But I should think
that if they were consulted after my return, it would be sufficient. The greatest inconveni=
ence would be my not having the liberty of visiting so freely. This is a subject worth your
talking over with her; and I wish you would and would transmit me your whole confab at
length. I should be scared to death at making her so unreasonable a proposal as that of wai=
=ting until I returned from Britain, unless she could be first prepared for it. I am afraid it
will make my chance of succeeding considerably worse. But the event at last must be this,
that if she consents I shall be happy; if she does not, I must endeavor to be as much so as
possible. I have thought a good deal on your case, and as mine may perhaps be similar
I must endeavor to look on it in the same light in which I have often advised you to look
on yours. Perfect happiness I beleive was never intended by the deity to be the lot of any
of his creatures in this world; but that he has very much put in our power the near=
ness of our approaches to it, is what I steadfastly beleive. The most fortunate of us all
in our journey through life frequently meet with calamities and misfortunes which may
greatly afflict us: and to fortify our minds against the attacks of these calamities and mis=
=fortunes should be one of the principal studies and endeavors of our lives. The only me=
=thod of doing this is to assume a perfect resignation to the divine will, to consider that
whatever does happen, must happen, and that by our uneasiness we cannot prevent the
blow before it does fall, but we may add to it's force after it has fallen. These consi=
=derations and others such as these may enable us in some measure to surmount the
difficulties thrown in our way, to bear up with a tolerable degree of patience under
this burthen of life, and to proceed with a pious and unshaken resignation till we ar=
=rive at our journey's end, where we may deliver up our trust into the hands of him who
gave it, and receive such reward as to him shall seem proportioned to our merit. Such
dear Page, will be the language of the man who considers his situation in this life, and
such should be the language of every man who would wish to render that situation as
easy as the nature of it will admit. Few things will disturb him at all; nothing will dis=
=turb him much.
If this letter was to fall into the hands of some of our gay acquaintance, your corres=
=pondent and his solemn notions would probably be the subjects of a great deal of mirth and
raillery, but to you I think I can venture to send it. It is in effect but a continuation
of the many conversations we have had on subjects of this kind, and I heartily wish we
could now continue these conversations face to face. The time will not be very long now
before we may do it, as I expect to be in Williamsburg by the first of October if not sooner.
I do not know that I shall have occasion to return if I can rent rooms in town to lodge in;
and to prevent the inconveniency of moving my lodgings for the future, I think to
build. No castle though I assure you, only a small house which shall contain
a room for myself and another for you, and no more, unless Belinda should think pro-
=per to favor us with her company, in which case I will enlarge the plan as much as
she pleases. Make my compliments to her particularly, as also to Sukey Potter, Judy
Burwell and such others of my acquaitances as enquire after me. I am
Dear Page
Your sincere friend
T. Jefferson
Permit
Negro Bobb. Coachman & Negro George. Postillion.
Without molestation.
To Pass. from Fredericksburg in Spotsla to James
Mercer Esqr. at Williamsburg. with a Coach and Six Horses.
Commited to there care.
The several inn Keepers whare they may have occation to
Bate. are requested to furnish them with what may be
Needfull. for the Horses & themselves, agreeable to the usual.
Custom of vitualling of Negros on such like Emargencies
Taking care to sett down the Expence on the back of this
Passport. with the Inn Keepers Name. That Mr. Mercer may
Discharge the same on his return.
Ths. Oliver
Stewart to Jas Mercer Esqr.
To
All Concearnd
N. B. they begin there Jurney on the 29th Octr
1771
To 6 gallns. oats | 3 | .9 |
18 Bundles Fodr. | 1 | .6 |
To supper | 1 | .3 |
To pastrig | 3 | .0 |
To Cydr | 1 | .0 |
31st. To Fodr. & oats | 2 | .10 1/2 |
13 | .4 1/2 |
Dr. Mercer Esqr. to Jno. Martin
James Mercer Esqr. Dr
2 Boys Dinners & gill Rum | 1 | .7 1/2 |
6 horses oates & forder | 3 | .9 |
Doncastle
Hanover County to wit.
I do hereby certify that John Mittitchel hath
this day brought a Negro boy, [illegible,crossed out] Joseph
before me a Justice of the peace as a runaway
who says that he belongs to Francis Jordan
of Louisa : and the distance from the place
where the said Slave was apprehended and the
residence of the said Jordan is in my
opinion twenty five miles. Given under
my hand this 26th day of March 1808.
Henry Robinson
Henry Robertsons
Certificate
to Jno Mitchell for
Taking up boy Isaac
Run away from [illegible]
Forge : for 417 Cents.
or 25s
An Abstract of a Cargoe for the Windward Coast
s | [£] | [s] | [p] | |||
80. ps. | Bandannoes 1/2 flowd. 1/2 plain a | 20/ | £ 80 | |||
20. ps. | Blue & White Callicoes | 21/ | 21 | |||
80. ps. | Blue Ramilies | 13/6 | 54 | |||
50. ps. | Cotton Ditto | 11/6 | 28 | 15 | ||
20. ps. | plaid Ramilies Manchester | 10/ | 10 | |||
200. | Blue Basts India | 21/ | 210 | |||
10. | Ditto Manchester all Cotton | 25/ | 12 | 10 | ||
30. | Blue Basts Linnen Manchester | 18/ | 27 | |||
£ 443..5 | ||||||
30. ps | plaid Chiloes 18 yds each | 16/6 | 24 | 15 | ||
30. ps | Ditto Ditto 9 each | 8/3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | |
30. Ps | Turkey plaid Checks | 16/ | 24 | |||
50 ps | 3/4 Linnen Checks 20 yds each | 10/9 | 26 | 17 | 6 | |
50 ps. | yd wide ditto ditto | 14/6 | 36 | 5 | ||
50 . | Brawles 25 Cotton & 25 Linnen | 6/ | 15 | |||
70. ps | Long Niccanees all Cotton | 18/ | 63 | |||
80. ps | short Ditto Ditto | 13/ | 52 | |||
£ 254..5 | ||||||
20. | All Cotton Niganipauts | 25/ | 25 | |||
20. | All Linnen Ditto | 18/ | 18 | |||
20. | All Cotton Bijudipauts | 25/ | 25 | |||
20. | All Linnen Ditto | 18/ | 18 | |||
50. | Long Chiloes all Cotton 18. yds | 18/ | 45 | |||
50. | Short Ditto ditto 9 | 9/ | 22 | 10 | ||
80. ps. | Red Plains | 10/ | 40 | |||
193..10 | ||||||
24. | Dozen Worsted Caps | 5/ | 6 | |||
18. | Do. Mens Flelt Hatts | 15/ | 13 | 10 | ||
12. | Mens Dutch Caps Laced | 10/ | 6 | |||
25..10 | ||||||
Bennin high Cloths if to be got | 50 | |||||
Carried Over | £ 966..10 | |||||
Brot Over | £ 966..10 | |||||
300. | Bunches small Black Beads. | |||||
100. | Bunches small White Ditto | 35 | ||||
200. | Bunches small Red pipe | |||||
50. | Bunches large Mungie | |||||
50. | head small black Seed Beads | |||||
50. | head small White Ditto | 18 | ||||
100 | head small White Barricorn | |||||
50 | head small black Ditto | |||||
3. | hhds Tobacco large hands | £ 30 | ||||
800. | Gallons Malt Spirits | at 16d | 53 | 6 | 8 | |
83..6..8 | ||||||
58 | Barrels Gunpowder | 20 | 3 | |||
1334 | Hegs for Ditto of 2320 a Barrel | 6/ | 33 | 7 | ||
236..7.. | ||||||
600. | Lead Barrs | 18 | ||||
400. | 3tt Pewter Basons | |||||
a 10d/ | 60 | |||||
200. | 2tt Ditto | |||||
250. | Legs Manilies | |||||
200. | Arms Manilies | 15 | ||||
1. | Box Copper Rods | 6 | ||||
99 .. .. | ||||||
450. | Kettles Sorted | 220 | ||||
120. | Neptunes | 70 | ||||
750. | Guinea Pans | 70 | ||||
300. | Irons Barrs | 60 | ||||
420 .. .. | ||||||
500. | Square Musketts | |||||
100. | Round Ditto Varnish'd Stocks | 210 | ||||
600. | Catch trading Guns | 6/8 | 200 | |||
20 | Carv'd Birding Guns | 11/ | 11 | |||
30. | plain ditto | 10/ | 15 | |||
20 | Buccaneirs | 9/8 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
445..13..4 | ||||||
Carried Over | £ 2318..17 | |||||
Brot. Over | £ 2318..2.. | |||||
s | ||||||
30. | Trading Beech Musketts a | 9/6 | 14 | 5 | ||
20. | Gross Knives | 20/ | £ 20 | |||
12 | Gross pipes & 6 Boxes | 2 | 10 | |||
8. | Dozn Snuff Boxes sorted | 2 | ||||
400. | Cardavines Locks ye | at 2/ | 40 | |||
Bottles & Corks for ditto | 27 | |||||
30. | Chests & Locks & locks | 7 | 10 | |||
1 | Dozen Snuff | 1 | ||||
100.. .. | ||||||
Amount £ 2418..2.. |
1756
Abstract of a Cargoe
for the Windward Coast
Africa. For 250
Slaves in a Ship of
100 Tons Carpenters
Measure
Camp at Suffolk 29th Novr. 1775
Dear Sir
I just wrote you fully by young Mr Kemp who
went from this Express on Sunday Evening, & I am under
much uneasiness at hearing nothing from him since.
The Waggon with Necessarys from WmsBurg is not yet
arrived, nor have I heard any thing from them, we have
been busily imploy'd in repairing our Arms, which will
be compleated this Day, & runing Ball with what few
moulds & ladles we have, the quantity on hand is very
Inconsiderable in proportion to our Number of Men,
but from the Accts. I have from below I shall March in the
Morning, & when the Waggon over takes me at Great
Bridge, take time to provide myself better with that
Necessary Article. Colo. Bullitt, I inform'd you, had taken
post with Colo. Wells & 30 Volunteers between this &
Scotts Camp, with directions from me to intercept all
Tories & other Enemys, & keep the communication open
between us, the enclosed Coppy of one of his orders to Capt.
James Murdeaugh, will give you a better Idea of that Gentms.
Conduct then I am able to do, your Letter upon his comeing
down I inform'd him of, & he promised to give me his Assist-
-ance & advice upon all Occations without takeing upon
himself any Command whatever, agreeable to his promise
to you, which I told him I should allways be obliged to him
for, but as I held myself answerable for the conduct of all
the Troops in the Southern District of Virginia, I hoped no
person would presume to give any orders of Consequence without
my knowledge, & in particular mention'd that my instructions
did not Warrent the seizing & confiscating any Persons pro-
-perty whatever, how far this unhappy Blundering Man has
observed his promise, you will be able to Judge, I am
well convinced that his being permitted to Join me was
intended to serve the Common Cause, but my most inti-
-mate acquaintance with him for a Number of Years
made me Industriously avoid having him with me, &
nothing could have happen'd to me on my March that
would have given me more uneasiness then his Company,
he is very dissagreeable to most of the Officers, & must say
I think it would be for the good of the service if he was
otherways I'mploy'd. I shall endeavour to keep him within
proper bounds, while he stays, & as I cannot help having
pitty for him as an old Soldier, that I have allways thought
not a little, Insane, I will endeavour to make the best
of him while he continues with us--Capt. Murdeaugh was
prudent enough to send me this order by his Lieut. before he
proceeded to execute it, I desired him to watch Agnee's House,
prevent any persons passing & repassing, likewise the re-
-moval of his Affects, & if he should return, to secure his
person, but do no Violence to his Affects or Family.
Colo. Wells (agreeable to my directions) went on Munday to a
Meeting of 2 Compys. of Militia which I had inteligence were to
assemble p his Ldships orders, & had the good Fortune to secure them
boath, with their orders from the Govr. & his County Lieut. Colo.
Willowby, Coppys of which you have inclosed, the other Capts.
name is Stephen Wright, and the orders the same.
Colo. Scott from his last Accts from Norfolk, says he is
more then a match for their Whole Force, should they
come to the Relief of the Bride before I Join him.
Lt. Sampford on a Scouting party the Day before
Started a Camp of some Blacks, who Run, he Called
to them to stop, but one of them prepairing for Battle
he shott him thro the Head with his Riffle.
I have wrote a line to Colo. Henry, but not expecting
he was return'd yet to Camp, have refer'd him for
News to you
I am Dr Sir
Your Obedt. Servt.
Wm Woodford
Know all men by these presents that I
Squire Boone of Lincoln County or my do
promise & oblige my self my heirs or
assigns to Deliver or cause to be Delivered
to Marsham Brashear his heirs or asseg
One Likely Young Country Born Negro
Between the man about the Age of Twenty
young Years of Age to have & to hold
the same & I the sd. Squire Boone do
bind my self my heirs & asseges for the
true performance of above bargain in
the penal sum of Two hundred pouns
Specie the Bargain to be compleated on or be
fore the first Day of Decemr. Next In wit
ness Where of I have hereunto Sett my
hand & Seal this 27. day, Januy 1783,
In presence of us
A. Chapline
Jas A Sturgus
Squire Boone