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Petersburg 14 January 1822
Dear Sir
We wish to bring some suits in the Federal Courts, the object of this is to ascertain whether you will prosecute them for us, for twenty five dollars each, and charge no commission the money to be collected and paid us by the Marshal. An attorney of respectable standing has offered to conduct our business in the Federal Courts for the fee above named, we prefer the business should be in your hands and you will please inform us by the return of Mails whether you will undertake the business on the conditions as above stated.
Very Rspectfully Yr ob srvt Brown & Armistead
Brown & Armistead Janu 7 1822
Mr. Thomas Ruffin Attorney at Law Hillsborough North Carolina
Bank of Cape Fear Office at Fayetteville Jany. 15th 1822
Thomas Ruffin - Esquire Raleigh
I have your letter of the 14th annexing Draft of James Webb agent at Hillsboro on the Bank of Cape Fear for Six Thousand three & 25/100 dollars, in discharge of Principal & interest of Archie D Murpheys note held by this Bank.
I herewith transmit you the returnd note, with an acknowledgement of its payment endorsed.
Very respectfully Your obt servt J W Wright Casr
Bank of Cape Fear at Fayetteville Recpt. $6003.25/100 January 1822
[postmark] FAYETTEVILLE NC JAN 15[/postmark] 30 Thomas Ruffin Esquire. Raleigh
Caswell 15th January 1822
Mr. Ruffin Dear Sir
On Sunday last I had an interview with my Brother William Anderson, on the subject of the business of which you spoke to me on Saturday Evening he appears disposed to enter into business of that nature but as it respects myself, I have after giving the subject mature consideration, came to the conclusion that the situation of my business forbids that I should embark in business of that nature, not the least consideration with me, is the trafic itself, against which the feelings of my mind in some measure revolt; 2endly in order to raise the necessary funds to prosecute the business to advantage, a resort would have to be made to some of the monied Institutions of the State, which to me would be unpleasant thier mode of Transacting business wwith their Customers is so strongly marke with Tyrany as to disgust a free and Republican Spirit, believe me sir when I say that no friend of yours would be more grateful to render you any service than myself particularly under your present Circumstance as named by yourself to me when I last saw you, but the reasons which I assign I know to a mind like yours will be satisfactory,
In hopes you may be able to hit upon some expedient that will better answer your needs, than the one of which you spoke to me, while I remain with all due respect yours Respectfully Q. Anderson