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Scope and Contents Advises him to accomodate his remedies to the state of the system in his contest with "a powerful and insidious epidemic"; advises him to tru all modes of treatment; there is a right treatment and he hopes he will find it; true in their country that in rainy seasons low situations are healthy, and high ones sickly; former completely overflowed with water and the "coltes having no more upon" [missing] to favor "putrefaction"; tells him to tell his farmers who complain about the Plaster of Paris as the cosue of their sickness the story of the potato and how it was banished from France; hopes the Plaster of Paris will not be "dishonored" or the sewers of their country degraded by a similar act; his [BR] city is unusually healthy; heavy rains washing the streets and common sewers have been the means "in the hands of heaven" of keeping the City healthy. 2pp. AL. [signature clipped]

Bill for £40.12.9 sterling to Messieurs James Buchanan & Co., Merchant, London, England signed by Robert Carter, Virginia on verso, note to pay contents to Mr. Robert Allason or order value in accounts signed by William Allason.

Scope and Contents Recieved her "favor" of Jan[aur]t 16th some days ago and postponed an answer [...?] "the information requested"; all that he recollects of Mr. Norton's affair is that he saw and approved of the deed; "upon expressing the approbation in writing" Mr. Blair "he supposes saw the mon[e]y"; satisfied that the deed was forwarded to Mr. Prescott; recollects giving him directions "respecting the mode of proving it as to get it recorded"; will continue his search; if he can be enabled to give further information he will do so; the suit a [?] of hers and Mrs. P[rescott] will engage his attention and warmest exertions; asks to be presented respectfully to Mrs. P[rescott]; plans to write and forward a copy of the bill to her mother [Mary Prescott] as soon as he gets one. 2pp. AL. [signature clipped]

Scope and Contents Received the letter she honored him with writing; encloses a copy of Gills Bill [missing] which is this moment received; asks her to get some "professional Gentleman" to draw her answer; asks her to send the answer together with the copy enclosed as soon as possible; reassures her she can rely on his best exertions being used for her interest. 1p. AL [signature clipped]

Scope and Contents Explains that a perusal of the enclosed letter [missing] will explain his motives for writing it; encloses it to her as it is the surest way of its getting to her "Mama's" (MB) own hands; asks her to send it by some safe opportunity; doesn't know whether his advice will be taken; but if not feels grateful of having done what he thinks of as an act of friendship "without any possible hope of self interest". 1p. AL. [signature clipped]

Scope and Contents Letter is dated October 6, no year. If he had time he w[oul]d abuse him by the hour for not coming here before this time altho[ugh] he (RL) knew it w[oul]d be conducive to his health "to breathe some of the pure air of Danby"; Cousin Little returned last night from Bath perfectly well; he [Cousin Little] left Colonel Hood at Mr. Wiley's and they are expecting him and his equipage every minute; they are both in good health; Cousin Sally is busy mending some cloth or she w[oul]d write to him (RL); she [Sally] requests he call at Mrs. Live's for some handkerchiefs she promised to buy for her; she also asks that he see if there are any letters at the post office for any of the family; asks that he call at Sexsmith's for a p[ai]r of shoes he had to mend for him and send them by the bearer; sends hims best love and compliments to all enquiring friends; his (RL) commission has arrived. 2pp. ALS

Scope and Contents Received her nore concerning wool and sends her a part of what he has on hand having sold all but a few fleeces; kept but a few having much coarse cloth as will serve his people this winter; gald to find that wool is in increasing demand; hopes farmers will be induced to keep a good stock; was hoping to see her at Millwood this spring, but was compelled to go to Berkeley in the stage and the only way to get to her house was thro[ugh] Winchester; the Opickon [Opequon Creek] was too high for several days to cross without risk; crossed at Harper's Ferry on his was down and ran a considerable risk, the river being so high and "the boat so crazy as to require more than an hour's repair" before they could venture in her; happy to hear that they are all well; sorry he cannot say the same of his family; Mrs. Little, Henry and Carlyle have been sick and the two first are still very unwell; Sally was nearly killed a few weeks ago by falling thro[ugh] the trap door of the store room which a careless servant had opened behind her without her knowing it; she [Sally] stepped back and fell to the bottom, and how she escaped without being killed no one knows; her head was much cut and she was bruised all over; she is now nearly well of her bruises; asks how Frank's [Francis Whiting] family is; asks when she last heard from George [Whiting]; fears the removal of the Chancery Court will injure him; asks what she thinks of the great folks at Washington; asks "have not some immortalized themselves [?]"; asks when Frank goes to the Springs; Aunt Betsey and Mr. Rice are living at Bullskin; hears Mr. Rice has a church at Battletown; supposes she often hears him preach and as he is a Yankee much pleased with him; "what a pity more Southerns do not study divinity, and marry out Girls instead of those blessed Yankees"; knows she is partial to them having seen her in the company of one Nash; heard one of his nieces was addressed by one [Yankee]; asks if it's so; hopes if she marries him he is better than they commonly are; wishes to know how Frank's and Robert's crops are; hopes they are not like his, which are as usual very bad; should be sorry if he heard her neighborhood was sickly but hopes Robert [Little] gets a good deal of practice or if not is laboring under hypochondria; tell George when she writes him that he wrote him some time since and cannot account for his receiving no answer; wishes her and all her friends happiness. 4pp. ALS.