Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

This collection is comprised of 5 letters related to the financial affairs of Samuel Tarry, who lived in Amelia County, Virginia, in the mid-18th century. The letters, addressed to John Gardner of Chatteris, England, concern the execution of Mrs. Francis Tarry's will in 1847 and the conduct of Chris Smyth, Tarry's attorney, in 1760 and 1761.

This collection is comprised of 5 letters related to the financial affairs of Samuel Tarry, who lived in Amelia County, Virginia, in the mid-18th century. The letters, addressed to John Gardner of Chatteris, England, concern the execution of Mrs. Francis Tarry's will in 1847 and the conduct of Chris Smyth, Tarry's attorney, in 1760 and 1761. Samuel Tarry wrote letters to Gardner on June 6, 1747; March 13, 1760 (2 copies); and March 12, 1761. The first letter pertains to his mother's estate, and to Charles Smyth, a London merchant who served as Tarry's attorney. Smyth wrote Gardner on August 27, 1747, about his client's finances. In his later letters to Gardner, Tarry inquired about the amount of money that Gardner had sent to Smyth, and requested Gardner's help in settling his financial affairs.