The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22

i'll Virginia & In possession of Z Tor.
tune that sets me on "a level with the
foremost In the colony II lis no slighi \
calamity TO SEQ myself and my chit 3
dren twhose names aloEe methink:
should endear them to virginla) sc
suddenly Reduced TO Total Ind!Eency
ana thus too without any, glaring mis-. 3
management of ours which even my.
self or even our Enimies can point out 3
All this could l bear for [ am Chris.
tian but To be insulted in my dis,
tresses TO be culmina ted and misrep-
resented in the General Court this my
Lord is u trial which even Christianity
has not taught me to bear"
The following letter is quaint
remedy for the cure of an equine all
ment sent by Mr. William Pannill to
Sir. John Spotswood. and will anlusa
! the horsemen of to-day.
Dear Sir
Agreeable to your request hayo
had the F'istula weed plentifully ap-
Piled to your horse and I do believe
he is perfectly cur'd and think it UNI
necessary to punish him any more oil
that account. l advise that the parts
affected by the Juice be anointed with
about half n pint of cream once
day for or 1 days-this Will facili-
tate the groth of the hair on the
part as well as soften and heal the
outer coat OF the skin, which Is made
rough by the corrosive quality of the
weed and Will prevent any mark or
scar appearing. The weed grows
generally on low, wet ground and near
I the water: sometimes in the water of
small branches; but is rare to be
found. Fill brings you some and LIS
well acquainted with the weed and
It's powers on horse. It is certainly
a very valuable discovery, and its
powers in the case of hstulas almost
incredible.
am Dear Sir with much esteem
| Your Very Humble Servant
| WILLIAM PANNILL
| In 1892 Robert Spotswood, of Eng
land, sent General Alexander Spots
wood at Nottingham the true arms of
! the family and remarks. Some put
a boar's head upon the chevron, say
/ ing that the chief of the family mar
| rled the heiress of the family OF Cor
don. but that is a mistake"
| In 1855 Alexander Spotswood re-
ceives letter from his London agent
saying that no horse could be bought
! for less than 1000 guineas. Mercury
| and Burleson stations in possession
| of Lord Egremont sold for 2, 8 or 400
! pounds, Eclipsis colts or i'll
! lies none In England. Mares OF his
! get may be rad from 80 to 100 pounds
! each. No cash in hand-send 1t. Mer-
| chants ignore all bills of exchange.
! General Alexander Spotswood had
! son at the Naval Academy. Mr.. Alex
andcr Spotswood writes to Mr.. Jack
| Spotswood in April. 1895, that he had
sold his mine land to clear him Of
| debt. and has gone to Kentucky to
| see about his property there.
| Benjamin Stoddert offered John A.
| Spotswood the command of the Eek
! pertinent" at suggestion of General
I Lee. but he declined 1t to wait for
+, something better This was in July,
! 1900
| Alexander Spotswood the recipient
OF the letters from his injured
| mother. went to Jamaica and brought
/ home coffee, rum and sugar in 17ss.
| When he passed Newpost on his way
| home. he saluted It,
This letter is to General Alexander
spotswood from his agent in England
and explains itself;
Dear General:
AT last I've dispatched your fill!es
to Tilbury for embarkation. They go
In Mr.. Smiths ship, which is the first
opportunity since 1 purchased them
You will observe from your accounts
that they have had long run at grass
and have been wks In n stable, by,
.
he in very fine order. The Mamborino
nily. however, has lost much of her
beauty-so much so that had thought
OF selling her, from which was per-
suadcd by discovering great speed In
her gnmhols In the fields, added to her
being of the breed you sent for
Tho Sweetbriar and Dido Ally will
speak for himself as to figure &
blood. She. however. is not half SO
neet as her companion, & I fear will
prove lit for breeding only, but judge
from their gambols, from which ac-
curacy OF opinion can not be expect
ed. From your mana cement of her =.
hope much. l have not delivered your
letter to Colonel O'Kelly he Is too
! great r-s-l to be connected with
you, and he Is about to quit the turf,
] have, however continued to have him
sounded OH the purpose of your wish,
and find that he will enter into no
transmarine intercourse. nor sell for
anything but cash. Your proposal to
me perfectly meets my idea & eXcites
my wish to comply with II. My friends,
however. forbid IT. 1 can get no money
from them. Mention this TO Ben. When
/ shall be In possession OF two or three
hundred beyond the claims of eNpendi-
ture | shall most gladly adopt the
systom to that amount and I shall
think myself highly Obliged by your
cosdjuvancy. In tho mean time would
1T not be wise in you to lodge in our
house a cool hundred annually 10 ht
appropriated solely to the pur-
poses OF VI stud by picking up bar.
gains which in general no sooner Of.
fer than they are snapt up. 49,
| My affectionate wishes to my old
friend, Jack &: family & all at tho Wild
erness. / have not met with proper
person for your racing purposes. When
do he shall be forwarded Yrs most
truly. JOHN r. GRIMES,
Gen1 spotswood. Nottingham. Va.
November o. 1877. .-.--
Among the Spotswood letters Is an,
inquiry about the ever interesting
preacher, Rev. flames Waddill.
Under the impression that You were
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