James Lewis, to his brother-in-law, James Maury, Liverpool, England, 1796

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 11
Scope and content:

Scope and Contents

Armistead's estate has finally been divided; could not attend because of his wife's illness and his brother's death; F[ontaine Maury] undertook to distribute the estate; Miss B[etsy] Armistead wants to keep a certain family of slaves, slowing the process down; Mrs. Armistead also wants to keep certain slaves; will let her do so if conveinent; four slaves sold t o Gen[eral] Mason; Fontaine Maury purchased the rest; will inform him [JM[ when all business has been concluded; Mr. Fontaine Maury will know more about the settlement of the Administration than he [JL] does; accompanied him [FM] to his plantation; will not accept compensation as F[ontaine Maury] has done the work; his wife is still weak but is thankful for his [JM] attention. 3 pp. ALS Including AL from James Lewis to James Maury concerning the price of slaves

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