Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-12

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could not do so without his knowing that did so al
Mr.. RS instance, and 50 | informed Mr.. X. and |
think in note whicl, left for linn nj lis negroes
house, as passed i'll the stage. When ! received
his letter ut Charlotte Court House, ! wrote to
Mr.. NJ, and requested him 10 give up the hly
MIR. NJ. told me that he had offered her To Mr., II.
and that he refused 10 take her. Alter this Mr. II.
moro than once nSinuatcd To me thu Mr.. NJ and
myself had deaudcd hin, in the sale of this illy.
On III, return from tho General Court, the stage
stopped Tor the night al house about Two miles
from MIR. Rahdolph's. After had gone 10 bed, |
heard some person ask if | had come up IN the
stage, aud some liulc time after, negro Of MIR.
k came with message from his master, 10 tell
me that he would send for me if wished To 20 To
his house. wrote him mote, in which toll hin,
that declined visiting him that night, rs , was
anNlou' to get home. but that would visit him As
soon rs could. The next morning, before dav
one OF MIR. Rs negroes was standing b, the road
lie stopped tho stare aud handed me- n notc from,
his master. From this he seemed to be dssati>-
fled at my not having visited him the night before,
and in ii he requested me 10 inform linn how Mr..
! \llcn had disposed OF hls estate. | informed him
III IA letter what had heard of NJ, Aliens viii.
BY return mail, he answered my letter, In the
note which his negro delivered, or IN his answer to
my letter in reply To that note. he requested me,
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will with me, saying that he had revoked,
or intended 10 revoke IT, On the Sis, December
1881, an acquaintance, at Halifax Court llousc,
sent special messenger with note 10 me, IN
which he mentioned that he had sent TO me ut the
request OF the stage driscr-lha1 one of Mr. RS
negroes had that morning told the stage driver that
his master had desired HIM to tell him that hc was
too i'll to write, aud 10 ask him 10 send from Hail.
iaN Court House to let me know tina, he wished me
10 visit him soon ns | possbl, could. II was
late III the day when | received the MESSAGE, and
| lett home immediately and took with me his WILL
that Is, the package received from Mr.. AeNan-
der IN 1872. dad mol get To MIR. RS that night
got there about 10 or II o'cloc, newt day.
When arrived there, there was n negro man in
the dining room making clothes. He saw me, and
as | approached, came 10 the door, opened il and
told me in low tone oil voice, that his master had
ordered HIM 10 permit no one tocomc IN the room,
and begged me ~ make no noise. went in and
alter had been there some time, MIR. T.. llnndlcy
came. MI X dldnot come ont OF his Chamber
until late. When he saw me he expressed some
surprise At my turning out in suci, bad weather.
told him that the stage driver had sent special
message 10 me, to let nc know thn hc wanted me
10 WIT him soon is | could. He said this was
"A mistake that he had madc such rcGtcs If
the driver, but he was glad Of the mistake rs it
hah Il"'hi'u hHl my company u" anu MI
lindlcy soon began to talk about the CONTRACT,
made day or two before for the purchase of II
tract of land by Mr.. II. of Mr. H. The, hid good
deal of conversation on the subject and then Mr.
X. wrote the agreement. ThSagrccmont appear
ed to me To be wo'lwliltcn paper, bu, during the
time MIR, X. was writing IT, it any of his servants
came IN, he would fly into Il passion nnd abuse
them HE agreement was executed, and think
am IA subscribing witness 10 IT, After the agree
mcnt was executed, We had dmncr some TIM after
dark. llundlcy left us aud Mr.. r. invited me in
10 hi, chamber. Soon after we pot in the room.
told HIM he bad requested me 10 bring him his
WILL and handed ii 10 him lu>t rs it had been re-
ccHcd by me, except that Mr.. AcNandcl's seal
had been broken and hi, envelope scaledby me
with wafer. lie seemed lltle surprised took
the package, opened the envelopes and threw them
on the table. lie looked at the will and seemed
about to burn it, suggested that he had better
not burn it, and that he could cancel il by taking
OH hi, signature He then cut out his name
lie SAID 10 me, YOU know Ina, have been my
feelings towards my slaves, but thcy have bcha-
we'd SO badly during my absence, that they are all
changed. lie read to me from the will rs | have
already stated IN the previous parts Of my tcsti-
mony. After this lie took up bible and read 10
me the following verses. " And he drank Of the
vine and MAS drunken, and he was uncovered with
in his tent, and Ham, the Father Of Canaan, saw
tho nakedness Of his Father and told his two
brethren without, aud Shcm and Japhct took a
Garment and laid upon both their shoulders and
went backward and covered the n kedncss of
then Father, and their inccs were backward, and
they saw not their Fathers nahcdncs, And No
all awokc from his vine, and knew what his Young
er son had done unto him. And he said, cursed
be Canaan servant of servants shall he be unto hi,
brethren After he had read this, he said our
blacks were the descendants OF Ham, aud that
Gods curse was upoE them, and that il was his
will that they should be the servant Of SER
wants. II Is impossible for me 10 detail all he
said during the night. ! went To bed, aud after
had fallen asleep, he came to my room, walked me,
and gave me the will of 1882. | do not think that
| saw him in the morning, when went away. lie
wrote to me, think in January, to come down to
see HIM If II was convenient, as he had some bu-
sincsS with me. am not certain as to the month
but think ii was January. While was there, he
told me that he wished me 10 copy hi, c"rrcspon-
dencc with Mr.. Webster; that he intended To pub
l'si, It with some remarks, of which he wished me
TO DO the amanucnsi,. lie said it was all-impor-
tant that IT should be done, and detained me three
days for the purpose during which time, he FREE
qucnty said he would commence it ; but he did
not until the third day. He then gave me the let
tiers to copy SAW among them, Il statement
made by MIR. Benton, that it was agreed that the
correspondence should no, be published, perhaps
unless some circumstances should arise 10 make
The publication proper: of the latter, how
ever, have no distinct recollection. mentioned
tins statement to him reason why he should not