Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-15

/ M w - NnSNtl--No, l never did. Mr..
Tucker had written a letter To mo from Washing
'ncton or Judge Coalter's, aud | wished TO answer
IT, and the day ate, that ,odicil was written.
asked Mr. II. MIR. fuckers Post OlGcc aud Mr..
X. told me, and insisted that | should answc, the
letter that da,-and did answer it. These let
ters were letters oil friendship, \ no way connect
cd with Mr.. RS affairs
oucSuon-What WIS his state of feelings 10.
wards his blood relations tnSwcr-When he
made that codicil, he said he had not mentioned
ms relations, rs they had treated him with no kind
ness.
lucStlon-Did YOU MI Randolph in the
year 1870 Answer am prctt, sure did not.
In December 1928 he WIS elected to the Senate ;
and IN the spring following he went to Europe, and
did not see him unlil ailti the adjournment ot
Congress in 1927.
by the Court-Wcre YOU present when the con.
tract with Mr. llundley was written. and i, i, y
rllwriltcn paper Answer-Ih have already sta
ted was present when contract was written be
tween Mr. Randolph and Mr.. Ilundcv, and think
il was we'll written.
by MIR. Taylor-llad the slaves in his absence
behaved as well as other negroes, and what sort
of crops had they made : Answcr-Thcy had be.
havcd wcll-thcy had worked the usual shifts aud
atho' have no distinct recollection of the crops
nay impression is that fair average crop for the
season was made
BY the Court-Whal reason was there then
for purchasing much corn AnSwcr-Nr.
Il. had upward, OF onn hundred Idle horses.
and they were most generally Scantily fed, and
had an impression that ho bought the corn. or
greater part OF it, with view OF having better
excuse for quarrclling with the oycrsccr> and ne
Crocs.
BY Mr.. Jones-Did not Mr.. r. understand the
law in relation to the limitation of estates better
than men of education generally did An
swcr--MI r. was fond OF curious reading of all
sorts, and he often conscrscd with me about
lhcInsson'S ease, and suppose lac had read that
case, or otherwise had made himself acquainted
it'll II.
Questioned by Mr. Robertson. An,wor-l ncv.
G saw Mr.. Randolph insane but three time, as
thought In 1918 when Decatur died, and during
the winter of 81 aud %, and the following spring
| did not see him in 1926
BY Mr.. Jones-Dd YOU see him in 1927 I An-
swcr-(es, spent a dayand two nights with Inn
in November, when Mr.. Richard Randolph. Jr.,
was with HIM
Qncston--Was lc then sane Answer
think he was entirely 50.
Qucsuon-Wers YOU not in tho habit of seeing
him frequently for many years Amwcr-Nes,
no doubt two or three times month from lSli
until he went to Russia, except when he was from
home. practccd in Charlotte court, and usually
stopped at his house.
By Mr.. Taylor-Was his acceptance OF the APP
Pointmcnt of the Mission To Russia acceptable To
his friends I Answer do not know | dsliked
QucStion--llad You not often heard him say
that he would accept no executive Office An
S"cr--l had often heard him say that they were
not worth having, but | never heard him say any
thing stronger on that subject than he said in hi,
famous speech on Relrcnchmcnt
Questionable he ash your opinion of the pro-
prlc'y or improperly Of accepting it ! Answer
He did.
Questionable YOU express your opinion to
him Answer did but not a very direct one
not such one as ! should have expressed to some
other friends but ii showed that was against his
gong. lie sent the letters offering him the ap-
pointncnt, to Halifax Court 10 me, with an en-
dorscmcni on the envelope that was not to open
the package until | entirely alone. In his
letter he asked me TO read them atlcntivcly, and
give him my opinion by letter, and also to visit
him as as could. ! wrote TO him, aud in a
day or two, visited him. We had conversation
on the sub cct ; he did no, tell NC what he intend
cd to do, but said he would let me know as soon
as he had made up his opinion. The next mail,
which think mns have passed his house in two
or three hours after left him, brough, me a letter
from him, with, think, nothing more in it than
IMPLY :" | go.'
BY Mr.. Robcrtson-Do you know that between
the time Of his return and the l,t Of January, he
advertised his estate for sale Answer be
lIevc he did, or part of it. He did sometimes
talk OF selling his estate, and going to some town
to live, and sometimes said he would 90 to London
both before going and after his return from Rus
Nia.
By Mr.. Robcrtson-Did YOU perceive any great
change in Mr.. r. in regard to his fondncss for mo-
ncy -! Answcr-lss; he seemed very parsimo-
NOUS and avarcious he used to tell me that he
could make LARGE fortune by getting money, in
London, at per cent, and oaning it out, in this
country, at 3 per cent.
Qucslion--Do YOU remember to have seen the
advertisement for the sale OF his after his re-
turn to Russia Arswcr-I do not remember
that | did.
Questioned by the Cour-Was it "A patrimonal
estate Ansycr-Mosty. The lower and mid
die quarters, and believe part Of the ferry plan
tation he obtained from his father and brother by
inheritance or devise.
BY Mr.. Paton-Did he express no fears that
his health would be injured by going to Russia
Answcr-lIc said Mr.. Adams had told him it was
not unayorablc to ono in his situation; that the
houses were made CLOSE, and they guarded SO
well against the climate, that it not unfavorable
TO persons in health , and he said he expected he
could get permission to spend the winter in a war.
mcr climate, if he desired it.
Questionable he not say he was diving of
a constmption AnSWer-NcS he said so for