Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-30


mined to contract debt until had paid for the land,
but that he might take upon rent we would work il
together He said, Then we will work together"
In the beginning of the next year, e my land
SIX men and boys six women with their families Of chill
dren, or horses, and ox-cart aud tools for
the hands work with No contract was made "a 4,
tue proportion which should have of the crops The
negroes, with others which he years after
without even mentioning the subject me-coniinued
on my plantation until alter his return iiom Europe in
1881 received all the proceeds of the plantation The
first year after the crop Sold To him and pro-
posed TO divide the proceeds lie refused take any
part This did the year aud for or years AFTER
when he always refused to take any part of the sales of
the crops, and came to the opinion which still entertain
tat ne intended that should have the negroes
as compensation for my attention to his business On
the ID OF December when to see him car
ried all the accounts with my vouchers He asked me
how the accounts stood told him there was balance
IN my favour OF three thousand or three hundred
doi'ars-l told him the precise sum, aln stating
now the balance according TO my present recollection OF
i but that he had not been credited by hires of his
negroes. lie said they had not been worth more than
the balance against him told him thought they were
but how much could not say He then let us pass
mutual discharges And without looking the accounts
at ALL he Immediately wrote and executed To me a gene
raj release, and executed to him the acknow led mt
in his book. produced in Court by Mr. Cardwell The
release written by MIR. II. is well written paper Of
the Sort IN my opinion, could be written by any
ycr and the only singuart about is that the seal
i win W., wax WIN an impression on 1t made with
his seal When he about afix his seal |
told him seal unnecessary. He said he
Knew II, but he would use wax-for such tie
practice of the English nobility. There was nobody
present when this done. He said that 1 ought
not TO carry the release away until it witnessed by
H. Hundicy. In the morning, in the hearing OF Mi.
hundey, he had dictated letter Mr Marshall which
Wrote tor h'n-givng MIR. Nj. statement of the evil
dence on which he reledt to convict Craddock And he
SAID that an opinion prevailed that he lunatic but
that letter would prove him competent
lease and therefore Hundey who heard him dictate the
letter must witness it, And he wrote the release with
pencil nearly, If not these very words, "Dear Leigh
DO not take away this release until il shall have been
witnessed by E. Hundey who heard dictate my let
ter of this morning to Marshall" In the evening
think after was dark he SENT by of his servants
The release to Mr. Hundley, with note informing him
that he had executed and requesting him To witness it,
The release came back witnessed by Hundcy, and he
again delivered me- and appeared to be well satisfied
do not think that 1 saw him again until | delivered
hun the will brought to me, by Mr.. Alexander in lo22
came to the General Court which for that term com
menccd on the 18th Of December, in the stage which
passed by house in which some of Mr.. RS negroes
lived left with them things and letter for him
AT Charlotte Court House, after in bed and asleep
John came with a letter TO me from Mr. Randolph in
which he expressed his surprise that was travelling in
the stage in such cold weather. and offered and insisted
hat should take his carriage, and that he had ordered
OF his servants to have it Charlotte Court House
early the next morning In the letter he said he
would never cross Stanton again visit me; that he
could not and IT he could, he would not; that | must
not call on him my return from Richmond; that he
dd not wish to me- that Mr. NJ had promised visit
HIM after his return from Campbell Court but he did not
WISH 10 see him. and desired me so to inform him. He
also said that had done him serious perhaps rrepaa-
Bile injury, by not mentioning the subject of White
berry to Mr.. Marshall.-ln 1880 the uornnr MIR n
LETT home for the Russian Mission, he delivered me
list of mares and illies which he had made out fe
days before, for gentleman who had apDljed to him ,
purchase with the price of each and directed me TO sell
at the prices named in the list In July or September
Mr. Marshall applied to me to purchase a mare. told
MN could not bargain with him. that he might take the
list 10y Mr. Randolph and choose any thing on il al MIR
Randolph prices. Mr.. Marshall selected year old fl.
ley, called Whitileberry. which priced in Mr. RS
LIST at Si5O The FIRST time Mr. r. after his re,urn
IN November 1881. told him of the of this flley to
Mt Marshall and the price fIe then complained not
of the price, but the sae-sayng that Mr. M Lad rem
tWo lies nd IA,
ought TO lave made him present of her, and
that the money which had received of him should
be returned TO him. Some time after. he appeared
TO be dissatisfied with the sale, and said there was mis-
taks IN ne price said there was mistake in me- and
told him of the list he had left with me- Alter this he
wrote to me- desiring to ask MIR Nj. let him take
Wh.teberry back, but without letting him know that
the application was made at his instance. did not men
uon The SUBJECT to MIR NJ, because could do so
without his knowing that did at Mr. r. IS instance
and so informed Mr. r. and think in a note which /
left for him at his negroes house passed in the STAGE
When received his letter at Charlotte Court house
wrote to Mr. NJ and requested him favour to me to
give up the FLY Mr. Nj. told me that he had offered
her TO Mr. X, and that he refused to take her After
TINS, Mr. X more than once insinuaed to me that MIR
NJ and myself had deauded him in the sale of this 6y
On my return from the General Court the stage sop-
pea Tor The night at house about two miles from MIR
Rs After had gone to bed heard some one ask if
had come up IN the stage; and little time after ne
gro oil MI IL came with message from his MASTER to
tell me that he would send for if wished to 90 to his
house wrote him note, in which told him that de-
cned visiting him that as was TO pct hom.
but that would visit him could The next
morning before day, of Mr. negroes was STANDING
by the road lie stopped the stage and and handed me
note nom his master From this he seemed be dssas
fed at my not having visited him the night before and
IN 1t he requested me TO inform him how Mr.. Allen had
disposed of his estate informed him in letter what
had heard of MIR. Aliens will BY return mail he
answered my letter. In the note which his negro deli
yered, or In his answer to my letter in reply that
note, he requested me, the first time came him.
TO bring his will with me- saying that he had revoked or
intended to revoke it, On the 31st December 1881 an
acquaintance at Halifax Courthouse sent specal mes
senger with note 10 me, in which he mentioned that
ne had sent to me at the request of the stage driver
uat one oil Mr. IL negroes had that morning told the
stage driver that his master had desired him IN tell him
that he was too III to wrte and to ask him to send from
Halifax Courthouse TO let me know that he wished me
to visit him as possibly could. IL was late i'm
the day when received the message. and left home
immediately and took with his will--that is the
package received from Mr.. Alexander in 1899
did not get TO MIR. Randoph's that night got there
about 10 or III O'Clock next day. When / arrived
there, there was a negro in the dining room
making clothes. He me- and as ! approached
came to the door, opened it and told in low lone Of
voice. hat MS master had ordered him permit one TO
come ~ the rom and6egged me TO make noise went
in, and after had been there some time MIR f. Uundlov
came MIR. X did not out Of his chamber until late
When lac saw me, he expressed surprise at my turn.
ing out in such bad weather. / told him that the stare
driver had sent special messenger to me- to let me
know That lie wanted to visit him as soon as could
lie SAID Tins was mistake; that he had made no
such request OF the driver, but he glad Of the mis-
take as II had procured him my cOmpany He and
Mr. Hundey soon began to talk about the contract
made day or two before for tie purchase Of tract of
land by MIR. X. Of Mr. H. They had good deal Of cor
agreement This agreement appeared TO me to be a
wrll-wrHten paper; but during the time Mr. Il wns
wnung II, ~ any OF his servants in, ne would Nv
INTO passion and abuse them The agreement was cx