James L. Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 19 April [1816]
From James L. Jefferson
Warren April 19 1815 [1816]
Dr uncle
There has been no court on the account of the judge not comeing down he sent a mesenger to the court house on monday stating that he was very ill but that he would try and be down on wednesday but yesterday Mr Booker received a letter from him stating that he was quite Disabled and could not attend but that he would have a call court to try my fathers will we were ready to come to a trial every esential witness on our side was at the court house but I beleive the widow was not
I am Sir affectionate nephew
James L Jefferson
RC (ViU: TJP-CC); misdated; between closing and signature: “Mr Thomas Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 24 Apr., without year of composition or receipt, but recorded in SJL as received 24 Apr. 1816.
Index Entries
- Booker, George; attorney search
- Buckingham County Superior Court of Law, Va. search
- Jefferson, James Lilburne (TJ’s nephew; Randolph Jefferson’s son); and will of R. Jefferson search
- Jefferson, James Lilburne (TJ’s nephew; Randolph Jefferson’s son); letters from search
- Jefferson, Mitchie Ballow Pryor (TJ’s sister-in-law; Randolph Jefferson’s second wife); and will of R. Jefferson search
- Jefferson, Randolph (TJ’s brother); family of search
- Jefferson, Randolph (TJ’s brother); will of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and R. Jefferson’s will search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Family & Friends; relations with J. L. Jefferson search