Daniel C. Hutchison to Arthur S. Brockenbrough

sir Richmond 21th august1 1821

the Bearer Mr Lenord is a [. . .] vary good Blacke smith such a one as will suite you I thinke But I must state to you his faults he love to indulge himselfe with the stager weed two much, But you must Be a [. . .] vary Positive with him and som times indulge him is as you may think Proper, I wish you to give him worke I send him to you on acount of what you stated to me when I saw you last he is Capeble of Doing yo your worke that for and is this kind of a man that you may force it out of him if you Can git in the right way to do so, and that is this to try to keepe him from town and keep him sober, yours Vary Respectfully

D C D C Hutchison

P NB I wis if you Cannot give him worke that you [. . .] try to git [. . .] him in to buisness as I thinke it will be the means of making him a sober man to git him in the Country.

RC (ViU: PP); addressed: “Capt A,, S,, Brokenborough Charlottsvill Favor’d by mr Lenord”; endorsed by Brockenbrough, with additional address on verso of address cover in an unknown hand: “A S Brockenbrough Proctor U. Va.”
1 Manuscript: “augugust.”
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