Samuel Griffin letter to John Ambler, 1802 April 4.

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Samuel Griffin letter to John Ambler, 1802 April 4.

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Letter from Samuel Griffin dated New York, April 4, 1802 to John Ambler in Williamsburg, Virginia. Griffin states that Ambler can continue in the house for the same rent as the previous year and may make any improvements he feels are necessary. Griffin writes that it will be acceptable to have Bowden (probably John Bowden who was a carpenter in Williamsburg) rebuild the front porch and that the necessary materials are available at the plantation or on the lot. Griffin thanks Ambler for the trouble he will be under to plant the poplars and asks if they can be extended around the stable lot. Griffin mentions the pears on the property and states that L. Tazewell can tell Ambler which pears are best.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Bowden, John, d. ca. 1817.

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Griffin, Samuel, 1746-1810

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