Sentence:  ... at least until you either get poor <WSD>Tuckahoe</WSD> out of his present hobble, in furnishing so many strong suspicions against the sincerity of his former professions of patriotism, ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or if implied to be), living east of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.