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(a copy) Executive office, Nashville May 1. 1827.
Sir:
Your letter of the 22nd of December informing me of the death of Mr. Carlos, late Executor of Mason Lee decd. came to hand by due course of mail.
The copy of Lees will, sent to me four or five years ago, was laid before several of our most eminent Lawyers, who were unanimously of opinion, that an executor could not be appointed by Tennessee in the way pointed out by the will. Hence all we could do was to employ a Lawyer to look to the interest of the State; and General Brady's report shews that you were retained by him for that purpose.
My principal object in writing at present is to learn who has been appointed Executor- his capacity to discharge the duties attached to the station- the value and disposition made of the property, and whether under the Will, an amicable settlement could not take place by which the two states could allow to the parties contending a portion of the property and thereby put an end to a tedious and troublesome lawsuit. It is true that the decd. declared in his Will that no part of his property shall be enjoyed by his relations; but could not South Carolina and Tennessee buy their peace by the payment of a sum of money from their respective Treasuries? If the suit continues, at what probable time will it be finally settled?
In the progress of the business you are at Liberty to draw upon the Governor for such reasonable fee, as you may deem due to you from Tennessee.
In the hope of hearing from you shortly.
I am most respectfully your Ob.t servt
Josiah J. Evans, Esquire Society Hill, S.o Carolina.
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An inventory of the goods and chatles [sic] belonging to the Estate of Mason Lee deceased viz
| --- | --- | --- |
|---|---|---|
| One Negro boy Peter . . . | $300 | 00 |
| One Fellow Frank $400 Lindsey $433 | 833 | 00 |
| One Fellow Hardy 450 Billy 432 | 882 | 00 |
| Do Harry 316 Harry 150 | 466 | 00 |
| Do Frank 466 Jim 425 | 891 | 00 |
| Do Alston 500 | 500 | 00 |
| 1 Negro Woman Pleasant 200 | 200 | 00 |
| Do Mary 285 Anna 266 | 551 | 00 |
| Do Chainy 350 Nancy 190 | 540 | 00 |
| 1 Boy Alfred 100 | 100 | 00 |
| . | 5163 | 00 |
| 1 Box $150 5 Raisors $1.25 1 good powder 75 | 3 | 50 |
| 1 Small bunch of Twine 6 1/4 1 Knife 12 1/2 | 18 3/4 | |
| 10 Buckles 30 1 pair of horse phbms 25 | 55 | |
| 1 Scale 50 1 Lot of Sundries 6 1/4 1 horse 50 | 1 | 6 1/4 |
| 2 Mugs 12 1/2 1 Box and Sundries $3 | 3 | 12 1/2 |
| 1 Lot of old hoes 100. Lot of plows 100 | 2 | 00 |
| 1 Do of Axes $3 1 Do of grub hoes $2.50 | 5 | 50 |
| 1 Do of Gear. 75 1 Mule $40 1 horse $30 | 70 | 75 |
| 1 Saddle $3 Wearing apparel $150 | 4 | 50 |
| . | 5254 | 111/2 |
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A Memorandum of papers which appears to be due the Estate of Mason Lee deceased as shewn to us by Robertson Carloss Exexutor to said Estate.
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|---|---|---|
| One Note on William E Fountain payable the first of January 1822 | 300 | 00 |
| 1 Do on Cyrus Bacot payable the first of January 1822 | 110 | 00 |
| 1 Do on E Goodson and J Parnall | 110 | 00 |
| One Do on J Darby and J Halloway 1822 | 110 | 00 |
| 1 Do James Lide 1822 | 110 | 00 |
| 1 Do Alexander Fountain 1822 | 90 | 00 |
| One Do Isiah Dubose payable the 5th of April 182[0?] | 90 | 00 |
| James Ervin and Gaven Witherspoon payable the first of January 1836 | 12500 | 00 |
| James Ervin Note payable 1836 | 3000 | 00 |
| Isiah Dubose payable 1831 | 1080 | 00 |
| George Bruce died and Mortage due 1836 | 7000 | 00 |
| Isiah Dubose agreement for four Negroes — payable to Mason Lee for James Ervin Note | 7000 | 00 |
| first Two Negroes payable the first of January 1823 the others payable annually untill the whole is paid. Chesby Daniel payable 1822 | 80 | 00 |
Isiah Dubose Note for Two negroes payable the first of January 182[1?]
Aggregate of the whole $ 39791.00.
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James Ervin contract for Two cribs of corn dated payable 1818. Isiah Dubose agreement for six fellows the hire of Mason Lee Negro Fellows and three or four Wenches as per agreement for the year 1819 Dubose Agreement for the hire of all of Lee Negroes for 1820.
Jacque Bishop obligation for one negro payable 1819 Do three cribs of corn, cribs measured but the quantity not ascertained Isiah Dubose Memorandum for three thousand Bushels of corn dated 19th of November 1814 credit endorsed for— $—800. 99 ./00 dated 11th,, of January 1817 credit for $ 302. 70/100 dated March the 30th,, 1819
We The Undersigned Subscribers do certify that we have examined the papers of Mason Lee as shewn to us by Robertson Carloss and that the Statement hereunto annexed appears to be all of any value This the first of September 1821
Samuel Towsend Eli Coxe William Thomas
P S. One negro payable 1821 To Mason Lee from Jacque 73 is [illegible] omitted in the above Sam Towsend
