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

gratitude to my dear child for all his
kind offers OF his house should I over
decline housekeeping, but. my dear, 1
hope | shall end my days hear. for
so long as can support myself
believe nothing would prevail on me
to quit my house, not but l think
>ould live happy with you. but IL any
thing was to happen to you or Sally
/ might have to seek therefrom. so
think L shall never quit my house.
the third letter Is also from Mrs.
Campbell To John Spotswood. and Is
pitiful wall against her son. .Llexan-
der-justiiiablc or not. IL is not our
privilege TO know however. we be-
lieve that the second marriage to tho
rather unccttain Mr.. Campbell was at
the bottom of 1t. Mrs. Spotswood be-
gins by announcing that aer negroes
have not lived so we'll. and that sho
thought the country tho best place
for them. II have sont up Becka and
have given her shifts. a cotton west
coat and pettycoat and a blanket and
two pairs shoes but as to apply to
yr brother for an OK / never will as
long as l can make my negroes pick
up sticks and cut down my locust
trees. 1t Is no use to ask anything
OF him. He knows and sees my SUI
anu l tOlu MN we llud al
lived together in my chamber for the
time that sevear weather lasted with
scarcely fire to warm us. and no way
to get wood after the river frosc up
but IL he would pay mo what he owes
ME / need not be dependent on any
body. Ho gets my negroes every
year and never pays mo any thing
for them. Indeed 1 don't wish any
connection with him or his unhappy
family they act insincear parts they
arc best to themselves but they
all the world for my part I never
seemee to wish to be at variance with
wish to enter their doores we never
trouble them as know OF on any oc-
casion & yet that daughter in law OF
there's seems to mako 1t her study
TO raise animosity She came pre-
tendly to SEQ me when I was sick &
when she was going home she came
up to the arm chair to kiss mo. /
then said to her nay dear as / have
been Ill as econd time with the in
nuenza perhaps II may be ketching
and you had better not kiss me with
that she broke her leave by saying
goodby.
For my part did not ina CINE that
could affront madam. but she went
home & told her mother that 1 her
of & Told her l wanted none Of her
kisses, which was great falcity.
She also said Polly and Sukey laughed
at her all dav and never spake word
to her which is a great something.
] can prove that for we all sat to-
gether the whole day in my sick cham
Der. 1t was the FIRST day I was able
TO get out of my bed.
She Is bad tempered woman. s:
Aa r,lat fN all
happy wherever she comes; but she
never shali me, I assure her. The
flrst time see her will tell her her
own. but believe they envy every one
that they think Is happy and wish me
In my grave. that they may get what
little will fall to them at my death.
I forgive them. but 1 shall have as
little as possible to say to them for
tho future. II can do them kind
ness at a distance I STALL always be
ready. and pray to God to give them
grace to act as become them.
have irolosed YOU my dear Mr..
Maury's account with me. am afraid
you will think have laid out too
much. but really could not make any
shift without the goods ! got. and
unless T get blankets and sheets next
summer VIC must lay on the bare bed
Ticks or between 2 coverlids. I did
get two Duffell blankets for me and
the girls use, but was obliged to give
Alicls one, he was so nj. and those
about tho house have all had blankets.
but mono OF those who are hired out
had any. They must be served against
next fall, which Told them.
wish 1 could get as much cash as
would get mo a groce of bottles to
bottle my cider: l would send YOU
three or four dozen
Did Mr. Maury accept Haselfores
bond for last year? All the bonds I
have Is Mr.. Dxons for Bella, Cockety
and Gully, and Gamers for Molly he
never gave her any shoes. Cullys
master never gave him any cloaths
neither. When tho weather is good
] wish you or little Jack would come
down and settle this matter for me.
for have no friends that will do It
for me.
Pray. my dear. what would you ad-
vice me to do with Patty and Alick
her son? He will be well enough now,
hope. in a few months time to be
! hired. Can you hire them up your
way? Benson says he is a valuable
follow; perhaps some person would
hire him for a waggoner, as he knows
how 10 take care of Horses. am
just a going to send your brothers
bond to him to execute. and to re-
quest his bond for Flora last year
for he never carried her to town to
be hired with the rest. Neither do l
know what he purposes TO give me for
her Indeed, don't wish him to Hire
any OF my negroes, for when ask
him for my money he then gets in a
passion e says he owes me nothing
| for the above reason l wish to have
not the least dealings with him & next
year 7 shall desire him not to bid for
any OF them. Had / tho money ho
owes me Justly II would supply mo
and my family almost years
My tender and best Love to you,
self my dear Sally & children.
Your affect Mother
MARY CAMPBELL
Alexander Spotswood. the son OF
Mrs. Campbell by her first husband
must at last have gotten a decree tc
sell his mothers estate, for among
these old letters is a petition to the