Thomas Tudor Tucker, Dorchester, South Carolina to St. George Tucker, 1778

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 7
Scope and content:

This intended by St. George Tucker who returns tomorrow. Can see by price of articles in wagons, money becoming less valuable here. No variety of goods. They lost selling tobacco at 45£. Price rose to 60£. T. Savage purchaser. Will share losses incurred by wagons with St. George. Business transactions with H. Hinson and Simons. Thanks him for favors and offers. Received £385.4.4 Doctor Archibald Campbell desired Hinson to deposit in own hands for St. George. Insured G. Gibbs for £12,000 at 40%. Takes notice of subject of his changing his condition of life approaching marriage to Mrs. Frances (Bland) Randolph. Considers objection raised by particular circumstances as relating chiefly to man's own fancy. Babes (Nancy and Henry Tucker) hearty. Polly Evans and George Evans? desire to be remembered to him.

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