Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-01
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| a happened to come across newspaper,
| IA some time ago, in which was a piece
signed Ctvis in which YOU seemed surpri-
sed at an order made by the Joint consent
| OF the honorable Corporation, but sir, your
surprise will cease, and astonishment take
place. when inform you, what one single
memberof it has it ia his power to dol
own two lots, and there is house on each,
they are all possess on earth, out of long
life OF care and Constant labour, e am now
past seventy one live in, and the other
! breathe on; l have the misfortune to have
Doct. Duvai nay neighbor Oh both my lots
the Doctor was appointed to prepare a road
for the passage of carts and Wagons ON the
back street in conjunction with Doctor A.
dams and Mr.. West; Doctor Adams being
humane man, measured twenty feet from
my fence, leaving the same road there al
ways was, round the square, and which was
suHlC'eht ior any Wagon topass, intending
to carry the road up higher however his
| good intention was of no benefit to Mr..
Wren or me, Doctor Duval came, dsappro-
we'd OF all ile did, quarrclled with Mr.. John
Johnson the undertaken, who had at the
tiI"e got beyond the house-but the Doctor
would not be ou,done, Came himself, bro't
| three or four Negroes with him. / will do
worked very hard, to instruct them how
| they were to pile the dirt to destroy my lit
tie property. 1 have owned the lot for ten
years, improved it all l could, had We
| ry Bood garden, IA which / spent what time
1 could spare from the duties of nv en-
| ployment, and it we'll repaid me as INV
lot is in the middle between Doctor Duyai.
/ MIR. Wren and Mr., Pullin at the sides and
| Col. Adams at the bottom, have been
compelled TO make up their part of the
fence, as well as my own, or have no gar
den, as the loss Of Sight obliged me to leave
| OH business, applyed TO the Co.'s. steward
| (lhe col. is not at home) to make up the
tcnce between US. he told me the col. when
ne went away left him a written paper to
go by In few days after, the steward bro't
drays or carts and carried away all the fen
ceS round the COTS. lots, as my garden fence
was bad, taking them away left my gar
den exposed to the depredations OF sixty or
seventy mules Mr.. Pullin had for sale. 4 had
more In tor spring use than would have
brought me twenty dollars. Query-Would
not humaaity, Il will put Christianity that
ftourishes SO greatly at present out of the
question: have made or propped up my
old fence.
You must forgive me Mr.. Ciois, my pre-
sumption, IN directing my communication to
\ yO", Sue h"'c t~hCn IL INTO my mead, VOu
are friend tojustice, and so long as think
so, you must hear my complaint, must
conduct you to the cross street, biween Mr..
IWren's and me, and if you, or any other per-
son IN the whole world, ever saw street
solmproved, as Doctor Duvalimproved that,
Will forfeit, what believe may say, my
head. Mr.. Wren had well of excellent
water, every time it rained, in time of n fa-
mine, 1t would be good substitute for vic
tuals and drink. Ii there is no alteration
made in the street this year, by the honor
able corporation i'll am able, I must get
posts thirty feet long, and paiIing twcrty-
hVe; 10 enable me TO peep in the street, let
me now Conduct you into my lot, where the
Doctor has an old she'd which. is three feet
nine inches on my ground oneeway, and
believe thirty the other, as it stands in the
place where intend my garden, applyed
to him to take it away, and told him If he
did not, would, his answer was he would
sue me for trespass--yet, the Doctor has
tresPassed on me at the other side of the
| lot, contrary to all law and Justice--VVhcn
lbOuSht the lot, II was Just done TO keen
horses IN, but as I wanted il for a garden
applyed 10 HIN to make it up between us
aftera lohg time he told ME If would pu,
: up the Posts and rails he would put up tho
: paillng, well sir, put up good Posts. ant
good Oak sawed Rails, and put up hal
the palls, besides two PANELS al the cor
lner, next the street, made up Of goot
PLANK last summer, he built work shop or
the line aud believe may venture to as
sert, he has not left the breadth Of my mai
between Us, as he built the end of the nous,
> to the street, Ct course it drops in my lot
which will make at least one foot Of m,
ground ONO use. He has made FIVE window
I'D the side next me, which makes me liabl,
to the depredations of his negroes at al
> times, sir, this is not all, when he was build
(, ing this hose, without ever saying on
word to me, he pulled down the fence, tn
two pannels next the street was good plan
It which he or his negroes made use of, an
y they have made my lot thorough fare !
: all directions, yet this is not all. employe