Folder 4
Contains 25 Results:
Document, 1837 October 3
ADS. 1p. Document attesting to the payment by Robert Farguharson, Nashville, Tennessee, of $160.63 to David Burford for Jordan [sic] Saunders.
Statement of Account, 1839 March 27
ADS. 1p. Statement of financial accounts between David Burford and Jourdan M. Saunders between July 17, 1835 and October 3, 1837. Signed by Burford, and a copy was forwarded to Saunders.
Legal Documents, 1839 December 23
Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1842 September 20
ALS. 1p.Requests payment due him in December of his earliest convenience thereafter.
Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1844 June 26
ALS. 4pp. Concerns state politics and the upcoming presidential election. Saunders discusses Polk's popularity in Virginia and requests Burford's immediate answer on Polk's prospects in Tennessee. He also wants to know about the state of politics in Smith County.
Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1844 September 19
Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1847 May 24
ALS. 3pp. Discusses the sale, transportation and price of enslaved people as well as presidential and party politics. Saunders says prices are regulated by cotton and sugar, and the best markets are in Louisiana and Mississippi. He discusses the difficulty of transporting enslaved people to market due to lack of transportation facilities.
Letter, James W. Miller in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1849 January 17
ALS. 1p. Claims that two "unsound" people (Daniel and Mary) were sold to him by Burford with the latter's knowledge. Miller asserts that Burford represented them as "sound" and therefore owes him a reduction in the amount to be paid. Notes on the verso in the hand of Burford indicate the actions he planned to take.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Jackson, Miss., circa 1849
ALS. 1p. with envelope. Wharton (Burford's attorney in Jackson, Mississippi) writes concerning the claim made by James Miller and other financial matters. No agreement has been reached on the allowance made on the $800.00 note for Daniel.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Nashville, Tenn., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1850 August 4
ALS. 1p. Concerns James Miller's claim. Miller wants a greater discount than Burford is willing to allow and will not exchange Daniel. Wharton desired instructions on how to proceed in the matter and information as to the status of Burford's chancery case in Smith County.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Raymond, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1850 September 3
ALS. 1p. and enclosure. Concerns James Miller's claim. Wharton informed Miller that any reasonable settlement on the claim would be made to prevent a lawsuit. He proposes to offer Miller an even trade of all the enslaved individuals bought by Miller from Burford for the notes he owed Burford.
Copy of Letter, James W. Miller in Jackson, Miss., to Thomas J. Wharton, Jackson, Miss., 1850 August 24
D. 1p. [enclosed in above.] Concerns Miller's claim. Letter is signed by Wharton as a true copy. Miller says he will settle for delivery of his note for $800.00 and the $200.00 due upon it and a receipt for $150.00 to be paid out of money collected previously.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1851 February 24
ALS. 2pp. Concerns James Miller's claim and other legal matters. It has been arranged that the controversy with Miller will go to an arbitrator.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1851 October 7
ALS. 1p. Concerns the James Miller case and other legal matters. Wharton informs Burford that suit was brought upon both Miller claims in Hind County and invites him to Jackson to expedite collection of the money owed him.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1851 December 22
OALS. 2pp. Concerns the James Miller case and other financial matters.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1852 January 30
ALS. 2pp. with envelope. Discusses the James Miller case.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1852 February 26
ALS. 3pp. Discusses the James Miller case.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1852 July 21
ALS. 2pp. Concerns the James Miller case and the action being taken against the O. D. Johnston estate. The business with Miller is closed with Burford to pay the court costs. Burford will extend credit to Miller with Miller's recent acquisition of forty to fifty enslaved individuals as collateral.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1852 November 8
ALS. 2pp. Concerns payment of note due Burford by James Miller and other financial matters. Wharton forwards Miller's request for an extension on the payment.
Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1853 January 29
ALS. 2pp. Concerns James Miller's first payment on the note held by Burford.