Papers of John Tucker, 1811-1847.

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Tucker, John. Papers of John Tucker, 1811-1847.

Papers of John Tucker, 1811-1847.

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Include letters, 1834-1836, from Elizabeth Rainey, Macon, Ga., to John Tucker, Smokey Ordinary, Va., concerning his leasing of her plantation and delinquent rent payments; receipts, lease, power of attorney, and other legal documents, 1821-1847, pertaining to the rental of a plantation by Mary Ann Tucker, Georgia, to John Tucker; a fragmented letter, ca. 1812, from Thomas G. Gholson to John Tucker concerning Gholson's opinion of England and the inevitability of war. Also include a power of attorney, 1832, of Mary Clay Price and Pugh Price, Boone County, Ky., designating William Vawter to act on their behalf in the sale of land in Virginia and in the pursuit of a Revolutionary War claim; and a sale agreement, 1832, between William Vawter and John Tucker for a mill and other property, Brunswick County, Va. Also include letters, 1813, concerning a proposed canal between the James River and the Roanoke River and the difficulties of raising funds for engineers to survey the canal site; letter, n.d., proposing marriage; accounts, 1822 and 1833, kept by H. Tucker for the county court in Brunswick County, Va.; and the draft of a speech, 24 May 1811, signed "A Resident of Brunswick," concerning the corruption of leaders and virtue. Also include returns, 1813-1817, for the 66th Regiment militia companies of Brunswick County, Va., in particular Richard Trotters' company, Green Hill's cavalry troop, and James B. Mallory's light infantry; order, 1832, to the sheriff to free a prisoner in the Brunswick County, Va., jail; warrants; and an affidavit, ca. 1813, concerning the hiring of slaves and one who had run away, with a valentine poem on the verso.

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