Matthew Maury, Farmville, Virginia, to his mother, (Margaret Maury), Liverpool, England, 1825

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 16
Scope and content:

Scope and Contents

His travels; visit to James in Charlottesville; stayed with Reuben Maury, as James does not have an extra bed; the location of the farm and its natural assets; the house and its furniture; the outer buildings; the garden and the orchard; James's house may seem deficient in luxuries by English standards, but he is happy, and most of the houses in Virginia are not very comfortable; does not think that James will marry anytime soon; he is low in energy and does not get up very early; askx her to scold him for this, and for not going to church; does not think he will ever be a very good farmer, but expects he will do all right; most of James's neighbors are "free-livers and profuse of the whiskey"; his crops this year will probably be pretty goos; news of Reuben Maury, Tom [Thomas Walker Maury], and Mr. and Mrs. Divers; visit with [Thomas] Jefferson, whose health has much declined; he enjoyed his visit but feels that Mr. Jefferson does not have much longer to live; his trip to Lynchburg. 4pp. ALS Including Ts of ALS, 4pp.

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