Letter, 1832 September 17, to Watkins Leigh or Mr. Ashby, the overseer, Stoneleigh, Dan River, Halifax County, Virginia.

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Letter, 1832 September 17, to Watkins Leigh or Mr. Ashby, the overseer, Stoneleigh, Dan River, Halifax County, Virginia.

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Randolph sends Davy to work for Ashby in place of another. Davy is a sheep and hog stealer, weak breasted, predisposed to consumption, and must not be given hard work or exposed to wet or cold. The letter is to be carried by Davy as a permit to pass unmolested.

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Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849

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Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849), a native of Chesterfield County, Virginia, was educated at William and Mary College, and practiced law in Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Delegates, supervised the revision of the Virginia Code in 1819, was a member of the 1829-30, Constitutional convention, and U.S. Senator. From 1829-1841 Leigh served as the reporter of the Supreme Court of Appeals. From the description of Letter : Washington D.C., to Thomas R. ...

Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Ashby, Mr.,

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Randolph family.

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