SC1896_FF1_106

104
of the table, & putting his hand on her beautiful
rosy cheek, said "Kate, your face looks this
morning, very much like one dumpling, I must
kiss it," which he did in the true French ease
& grace & retired. I could relate many others anecodotes
of the highly gifted, kind hearted and
accomplished foreigner. But these must suffice
Just before we left, we were shown, at the
instance of his father in law, several of his
fathers swords. The one, which he generally
wore on the Russian Campaign, was remarkably
plain, and several Articles of gold and
silver plate, beautiful porcelin fomerly belonging to the Spainsh
crown, which were presented to Madam [M?]
by Joseph Bonaparte, on King of Spain

Shortly after the arrival of Thos. T. from Florida
we went together to Nashville. His principal
object was to sell the Nashville lot or part of
it, but in this he did not succeed. Mr. Campbell
& Col. Anderson have many friends & relations residing
there, and they had succeeded in throwing a
cloud over his title, which prevented the sales.
We remained several days, at Nashville, and
immediately upon our return to Winchester [was?]
informed that Mr. Campbell had filed a bill in
the Chancery Court at McMinnville, to set up
the deed on the ground of fraud, & that he had made
Judge Williams a party, charging him, with having
participated in the fraud by going out from
the Court house, to Mr. Campbell's house, to take
Caroline; acknowledgment to the deed.
This information, excited Thos T. to a high degree
The Circuit Court of Warren, was then in session.
McMinnville; Judge Williams, presiding