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A cousin of William Short informs him that an enslaved man has stolen money and fled to Europe.
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Richmond 22d. Sept. 1784
Dear Sir
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter, from Dumfries, by last Stage and shall attend particularly to the Contents. I have not been able to inform Colo Grayson when to send for the Mare— not hearing a tittle from Colo Skipwith have however again requested her by an Opportunity this Morng.
A Masterly stroke of Villainy has just come to light, little Pickman, who had insinuated himself into the good graces of all the Ladies, & had been entrusted with £15000.–.– by his Employers, for the purchase of Tobo.; shipped himself from Hampton, for some part of Europe, no doubt to a Free town, where he must ever find protection. One of his Employers (an exceeding worthy good man) has superseded him here, to whom I have given some hopes of information through your means. Should you in your travels see or here of this Master Villain be good enough to give some intelligence. An Agreeable Voyage & believe me to be, what I most sincerely am
Your Mo. Affe. Hb St.
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W. Short
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F Skipwith 22. Sep. 84
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Reel 1, Papers of WS, LOC
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Fulwar Skipwith to William Short, 22 September 1784. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.
Fulwar Skipwith to William Short, 22 September 1784. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.