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

heard of my intention to reHt he proposed 10 me either
to rent the plantation himself to hire me negroes OF
to furnish negroes that we should WORK IL togetei,
told him that could not hire negroes, as was deter
mined to contract debt until had paid tor the lano
but that he might take it upon rent, or we would WORK
together He said, "Then we will work together
In the beginning of the next year. ne sent to y ana
six men and boys; six women with their families Of cni-
dren 5 or G horses, oxen and oxcor., ant tools Tor
the hands to work with No contract was n'ade as TO
the propc;o which should have OF the crops The
ncerocs with two others which he sent or years alter
without even mentioning the subject to me-conlinued
on nv plantation until after his return from Europe IN
1851 received all the proceeds oil the plantation Inc
first year after the crop sold went TO him and pro-
posed 10 divide the proceeds He refused to take any
part This did the next year and for years after:
when he always refused 10 take any part Of the sales OF
the crops and 10 the opinion, whcl still cntcrtan
that he intended that should have the use Of his negroes
as compensation iur my attention to his business. On
the 3D. o. December, when next went to see him, car
rcd all the with n!y vouchers lie asked ne
how the accounts stood told him there was balance
in my favour Of three Thousand two or three hundred
doars-(l told him the precise sum, and am stating
the balance according to my present recollection OF
I'D but that he had not been credited by tile hires OF his
negroes. He said they had not been worth moro than
tie balance against him. told hn thought they weIc
but low much could not say c then said let Us pass
mutual discharges Aud without looking to the accounts
al all he Immediately wrote and executed to nc gene
raj release, and executed 10 him the acknowledgment
in his book: produced in Court By MI Cardwell lhe
the sort in nv opinion could be written BY any law
YER and the only singuarity about II Is, that the seal is
made with with an Impression on 1t made Wilh
his seal When nc about to atslX his seal,
told him q seal unnecessary lie said he
knew it, but he would wax-ior such was tie
practice Of the English nobility: There was nobody
present VIXEN this done. He SAID that ought
not to carry tie release away until it witnessed by
E. nun.!iey in The morning. in the hearing Of Mi.
Hundi,y lie had dictated letter TO Mr.. Marshall which
wrote Tor h:I-givng Mr. M. statement Of the evil
dcnce Which hr relied 10 convict Craddock And lie
SAID tina; opinion prevailed that he was iunalic Dut
that letter wou! prove him competent to execute the re-
lease, and therefore lundlry who heard him dictate inc
letter mus: witness it, And he wrote on the release with
pencil nearly, if not these very Words Dear Lcish,
Do take away this release until 1t shall have Deen
witnessed hy E. Iundley who heard me dictate my let
ter of this morning to Marshall. In the evening,
think after it dark lie SENT by one OF ms Servants,
the release to Mr. Hundey, with note informing him
that he had executed and requesting hun TO witness IT,
The release came back witnessed by undlcy and he
again delivered it to me, and appeared to be wen sased
| do think that | saw him again until dchvefrd
him the will brought to me- by MIR. Alexander, III le2
came TO the General Court which for that term com
mcucrd on the 18th of December, in the stage which
passed by house in which some OF MI rs negroes
lived. left with them some things and letter tor i'
A. Charlotte Court House, after i'll bed and asleep,
John came with letter to from MIR. Randolph, III
wic! he expressed his surprise that was travelling III
the stage in such cold weather. and offered and Insisted
that should take his carrlage, and that he had ordered
Of his servants to have it at Charlotte Coft lse
early the next morning In the same letter he SAID he
would S.aunton again TO visit me- That he
could not, and if he could, he would not that must
not call OIL him my return from RlchHiol'; that he
did not wish TO me; that Mr. NJ. had promised 10 WISH
hn after his return from Campbell Coul but ne did no"
wish to him. and desired NE SO to inform hun lie
also said that had done him Serious perhaps rrepaTa-
be injury BY not mentioning the subject CT White
berry to Mr.. Marsha.-n 1880, the morning Mr. Il.
left home for the Russian Mission he delivered ne Il
1i.tn I md llInsN hp had
da IS before, for gentleman who had applied 10 ha TO
purchase, with the price Of each, and directed e 10 sell
ut the prices named i'll the list. In July September.
MIR. Marshall applied to me 10 purchase mare. | told
him conll not bargain Will; him. that he might take the
list h Mr. Randolph and choose any thing on IL IL Mir
Randolph prices. MIR Marshall selected year old Ill
ley, called Whltebrr:y: which WAS priced III Mr.. X $
list at Sl50 The first time Mr. r. after his return
in November 1871 :d :: O. : IL 81 r!!.is flisy to
Mr.. MARSHALL, and Tic price fc then complained not
of the price, bat ut the salcsaying at Alr NJ Lad rem
deTcd him services wor;! two such Files and that
| ought to lave made him present Of her, and
that the money which had received Of ham should
be returned him. Some time after, lie appeared
10 be dissatisfied with the sale, and said there mis-
take in the price said there mistake i'll !;e: and
told him of tie list he had left with After this he
wrote 10 ne, desiring to ASK Mr. 81. to let him tssc
Whiitlrbcrry back, but without letting him know that
the application made at his instance. did not
ton the subject TO Mr.. NJ, tccarSe could not do so
withou, his knowing that did at Mr. r. ;ns.ancr
and so Informed Mr.. r. and think i'll no's which !
left for him at his negroes house as passed in the stage
When received his letter at Charlotte Courthouse,
Mr.. NJ, and requested him fa"our to me 70
give up III" FLY. MIR. NJ. told that he hal offered
her to Mr. r. and that he refused 10 take her. After
this, Mr. f. than once insinuated to that Mr.
NJ and myself had deiraudrd him in the sale Of this FLY
On my return from The General Court, tic Stare stop
ped for the mig 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 some little time after. NO.
FRO Of Mr. r. GANG with message from his nIlsr To
fell hn IN IN
house. wrote him note in which Told him thai de-
clned visiting him that MI hL as wasany;ous TO get ho
but that would visit him as could. The next
morning before day. of Mr. r. negroes standing
BY the road. Hc stopped the stage and and handed
note from his master From This be seemed to be dlssatiS
fed at my moi having visited him the night before and
III it he requested me 10 inform him how MIR. Allen had
disposed Of his estate informed him in letter what
had heard Of Mr.. Aliens will. b. return mail he
answered my letter. In the note which his negro deli
vcrcd. IN his answer to NY letter IN reply to that
note he requested me- the first time him.
to bring is vii! with nc: s2y!g that hr had revoked,
intended 10 revoke it. On the 3ls December, 1881,
acquaintance, at Halifax Court house, sent special !cs
scngcr with note 10 me-, in which he mentioned that
h had sent to ne at the request Of the Stage driver
that Of Mr. R. negroes had that morning told the
stage driver that his master had desired him tell him
that he too i'll to write and to ask him to send
Halifax Courthouse to let knew that he wished inc
to visit him as possibly could It was late in
the day when received Tic message. and left home
Immediately and took with his wll-that is: the
package received from Mr. Alexander in 1882.
did not get 20 Mr.. Randolphs that night got there
about ~ or II o'clock next day. When | arrived
there, there negro in the dining room
making clothes. He saw me, and as I approached.
TO the door, opened and told in low lone of
voice: that his master had ordered him to permit to
come in the ROOM and begged me to make noise went
in and after had been there some mc Mr. E. inndiey
hr. Il. did come out OF his chamber until late.
When he saw ME- he expressed surprise al my turn
ing out III such bad weather. told him that The stage
know that he wanted me to visit him as soon rs could
He said this mistake that he had made no
such request of the driver hut he glad of the mis-
take as it had procured him my company. lie and
Mr. HnndlcY SOON hrnnn 10 falk ahnIlI The cnntraci