The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12
than BY the distinguished author Of the code
Of Louisiana.
NKw ORLEANS May Is, 1875

NKw ORLEANS May Is, ls25
Siw
Mr. Y. Ogden Of New York, who has passed
sometime d this place, returns through Virgin.
10 with the object Of paying his respeets 10 you
Al Most,esae he has requested an Introduction
from me which take the liberty Of giving and
do ii with pleasure because Ihave long known
him 20 DO . mAa Of excellent understanding
gentcel manners and extensive information,
but principally because am sure he will know
how to appreciate the Honor Of being known
30 you.
lam very respectfully
Sir
| Your Mo ODD Ssrvt
EDw. LIVINGSTON.
"CLAy. HESRr, LEXINGTON. Nov, I. %
reed Nov. l9"--WhAt endorsement, espe.
cially in Jeiiersons autograph, could no more
attrsctives II proves to be model bust.
ness letter, written with the nestness and
grace. which always marked tho corrcspon.
dencs Of the great kentuckian. lh con.
tents refer TO tho financial embarrassments
which gathered around the closing years Of
the Statesman OF Monticello but why IT.
tempt any psraphrase Of Mr.. Glars letter :
Here it is--a giMpse Of him a. the legal
adviser ut Lexington
LEXINGTON, &th November, 1917.
ns a, Pei H.. i,t . Ia.
Of the ?sth August last, which Mr.. Terri Do.
iiversd to me, I had heard. with very great 70.
gret, OF your liability TO serious loss, nom on.
gsgements for the late Col. W. q. Nicholas. !
had entertained = hope, however, that hs had
made some provision, by which your respsnsi.
bili.y would DO materially diminished, II not
entirely removed. I am extremely sorry 10
learn from your letter that this Is not the case,
and 10 have TO add that fear the indemnity
which seems TO DO promised. in Mr.. Owingss
bond, " likely " prove altogether Elusive. !
advised Mr.. Tsrril 10 call on Col. Morrison 10
ascertain from him tho condition Of that bond
and the payments which had been made 10.
wards IL sxtinguishmsnt; being perfectly per.
suadsd that yon might entirely oonAds In the
correctness of any statement which he should
make. lie accordingly waited upon him. and
received The particulars Of payments or of sstts
amounting Ia the aggregate. To upwards Of
$40, 900. believe Mr.. Terril, who viii furnish
these particulars. WAS fully satisfied ~ 70 the
accuracy u the "A'emen'' ANA We both con
s".'.. N.' ;" '"' ,e'u'' .'".' " ."."s''" ""
,,o. .a.,o., y, Ga. ~I,.s 49,, 49,. ~
dered. Gel MotrI.on bs. no iu,eres, sdver,.
10 yours In the bond, and sven II he had I
have such high opinion OF Ais probi'y and
verse'ty .hs' 40 mol 'h'"A that he would prso'
s ..a-,.a, -, . " 800
between N, I.,. Col, N,eho,,. ana Mr.
Owinv., and know personally. Of two Of the
payments. amounting to $1,000, on account 81
the BOND indeed u Is very improbable that
w. w. =, ~ WV
time before nj. death a. !. nov wal, l,.wn
should have soreborne 20 long 10 enforce MI.
rights against Owings, II he bond were unpaid.
II would have given me great pleasure TO
"a'e 'ss" "''' W 'e"''' you any p'"'''''o"H'
=" ~, 49, a." 80 =" ~. p.''"''
,e.,.e, .,l y.nsr.,ou which 4. entertained t,
youby Your obedisnt servant.
II. CLAY.
TnomAs J.VfnHsos' Esq
otbo' letters possessing equal intrinsic
interest," are rom par'ies lees known to the
present generation
"hs"' "ipD.s'os, "o'ef"o' % 7ou'h
that year, adding TO strong expressiops Of
n,,onsl regard. +" that our tblsl s,a,s Ia
unPV~D VI w III "uR'hs III Pfos'cu'ioh VI