The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

to leave my fathers house. but I have
many agreeable jaunts of 8 or 10 miles
distance in view and ! am now modcli-
Ing my cloaths for that purpose Here
all are plain and neat and that just
suits my taste hest not but we are a
! polite set of people too I assure you.
all much improved England Is really
a delightful spot.
I wish you were here ! woNld fly to
meet you I think L am certain you
are my friend. as such now speak to
you for your advice in my fathers life
future life. mean this world. 1 am
like the Ass divided. between 2 bun
dles OF straw. My fathers patrimony
divided equally be where he Will.
have often thought and still 90 think
am happier with my dearest brother
whose goodness gives me liberty to
choose where I'll live. I love him so
dearly perhaps more than I shall any
other man. Yet in your private ear
have almost got myself in love, I
think with worthy object and
what to do l know not. time alone
can determine It. Should any thing of
this sort happen. You may depend
upon 1t as one of my first friends OF
being early acquainted with 1t In tho
mean time give me your advice and be
very private you know nothing Is
certain. tell Miss Nancy. ] am inte-
rupted hy clever young gentleman.
WHO | know would willingly be intro
duced to "A Virginia Lady. L beg my
compliments in a particular manner.
| this is certainly aimed at you Nancy,
woll YOU were born In lucky hour.
My dear Father desires hys best re-
spccts to be made to you. He says
Jimmie those that love you. love too
surely the New Post family are in
the number. May every happiness at
tend you my dear Mrs Campbell sim
cerely wishes your affectionate
write write write ). BOUCHER.
In an inventory OF tho sale of the
slaves OF John Campbells Va estate g.
in all Rev. iona Boucher purchases
the most considerable number after
Mr. Jas. Munter.
The sale was made tfv order OF the
Genl Court and Campbell Is designat-
cd as ESQ.
Bernard Moore Qualified as Executor
OF John Spotswood decd the 9Th day
OF December l75S and gave bond to
Fielding Lewis. Beverly winslow. 10
| scph Brock, william Smith and John
! Crane Gent. Justices of the County
! Court OF Spotsyivania then setting in
the penalty OF Fifty Thousand pounds
currency money, with John Baylor.
Nathaniel West cambridge and Philip
| Whitehead Claiborne securities
j. CHEW c S c.
williamsburg May the St.
This is the third time I have wrote
| to my dear Mothe without ever re-
/ ever heard whether she was well or
| not ] need not say how much l long
! TO return to dear Ncwpost for VIII
liamsburg is at present extremely dull.
! have been at one ball since l came
| to this town and | can't say that ]
was agreeably entertained at that for
| their was no Master of Ceremonies
and of course a great deal OF confu-
| sion must insue there Is set OF
players in town. but they are as bad
as bad can be. ! have you to judge
what sort OF creatures they are when
| Brommadge and Goodwin shine amongst
| them hut / forget one Hudson that is
| with them. think he is entitled to
| the prize for in my opinion he is the
| he sigs most charmingly--and now
| Madame ] must tell YOU I have seen
| his Excellency Lord Bottetourt tho I
have never had the honour of being
introduced to his Lordship but that Is
an honor did not expect. You ask ed
| me Madame to get you num-
| Der of Muslin Caps made OF
Accordingly went TO Miss Hunters
I to choose the Muslin they were to
he made from but she Is so very dear
In all her things that I thought II
would be great eNtravagance to you
10 pay three and twenty shillIngs for
| muslin that was not worth nine or
ten shiliings. Instead OF the Muslin
Caps ] got you I got you blown
Mama Will aske the favor OF my
to send the Chariot OF i'm
| medintely as far as my uncle Moors
as 40 out of town next Saturday
my reason for going to my Uncle
| Moors is my Uncle and Aunt Clai-
borne are In Williamsburg. Give my
love to every one at Newpost and to
my dear Betsy Page tell her that
| wish most cordially to see her but T
must be the bearer messenger of bad
| news tell her that our dear little
| Earle CD has unfortunately by Jump
ing out OF the chair broke his leg
| Company obliScs me TO conclude this
agreeable way OF convcrsing with my
dear Mama. I hope 1T will not DO
long before I will renew 1t in person
TIL then must contine myself to
scribhling. am dear Madame with
! Your dutiful daughter
/ MARY SPOTSWOOD
| Married Potter Randolph.
pccem. I'd 1903.
/ do certify hereby that have this
| day sold To Col. John Spotswood six
| hundred acres OF Germanna Tract of
land being part of tract sold Peter
hereby stipulated that the price OF
ono thousand pounds to he paid as fol-
lows three hundred pounds on or be-
fore Tho first day May. iT96, f3bO in a
|
$40 ut ono year from the second pay
| ment Interest from the date II not
punctually paid-the lines to he as
| follows beginning at Collins line on
| the main road running down TO his
! hack line thence down the same line
| so as TO include the six hundred acres
with Alison lot and II is Understood
| that the line of original purchase OF
| the said tract sold Peter Conway Is to
he the town line so as to include all
| the land on fiat run Col. Spotswood to
| have the privilege OF confirming by
| tenth of January.
JAMES GORDON. Jun.
friedrich sburg. Sept. 18th. (7) 90
| Dear Sir:
| Yesterday an unprovoked and most
! unlustihable attack was made upon
| nv reputation by Francis Thornton,
4 who suggested in the grossest lam
| guage, that retired from the British
| Army dishonorably. To remove every