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To
Mr Richard Bennehan Orange
John Wood Wagoner
Petersburg Sept. 6th 1769
Esteemed Friend
I recd. thy very obliging Letter of the 18th ult. which time will not permit me now to answer so fully as it deserves which I hope thou will Excuse as thou well knows how it is when waggons are here. I am much obligd to thee for the Collections thou has made for me, which Please to send to Hallifax & I shall get the favour of some person from here to bring it in what thou can't conveniently get Changed I must take in Proc. I don't think I can attend Hallifax Court my self. I am willing to wait with Ross till after the October Court as I expect he will then have a Judgmt. if any thing can be got for it & he be honest enough to pay me that way it would be more agreeable than being troubled about his Land. I deliver'd thy message to R. Lamb, who I Suppose will now use both whip & spur if he has but got a fair Start I expect the Old Field will now be divided & taken in, tho. I have not heard how the Lots are laid of, the Old Gentleman quitted Possession about 2 weeks ago, & has now only a Small spot of ground for his Share. Writts were lately sent out for a New Election in this Province, our County of Prince Geo. was yesterday they have at last turn'd out Coll: Bolling & sent Bolling [Stark?] & J. Banister R. Bland & P. Poythress for P. George
I have not time to add at present but am with kind Respects in which my Wife & Nancy Join me
Thy very sincere Friend Edw'd Stabler
I don't expect there will be any alteration in the markets here from what they were last fall
To
Richard Bennehan
Mercht. on Little River
P Favr. of David Lowe
Halifax County —
Dr Friend — I imbrace this Favourable Oppertunity by the hands of Mr James Howard of writing to you my Esteem'd Friend and hope these lines may find you in health and prosperity as I love any Virginian. I shoud be very glad to hear from you and at the same time to give me an Account of the ways of the people as I am yet Unsettld and want to seek a place for life am Desirous of being Acquainted with all the Back Lands before I Conclude and likewise if a school Master might get imployment in those parts where you now live or on the Crab Tree as I understand you don't live far from thence Or if you coud get me into the business of store keeping or any other such as you think I am Capable of doing. Shoud you come to the next Superiour Court at Halifax Town hope you will come and me as with truth you may depend on being welcome. I have of late Riecvd letters from my Distant Friends wherein is Containd an Account of the Death of your Brother Alexander Mr John Woodbridge Capt [Doronmon?] Wm Dew and Charles Bornes Wife which seems to make the place distitute. tho I shoud be glad once more to see it tho belive I never shall: I have nothing mo[re] worth Mentioning but Subscribe myself your ever well wisher an[d] Ready Friend even unto Death
Geo. Glascock
Sepbr. 21st 1769
To Mr Richard Bennehan Merchant in Johnson County
By Favour of Mr James Howard