James Smith McDaniel

Apparently was in Washington Co, KY for a while (see letter). The following are posted online my Mary Trampe at http://static.mcdaniel-genealogy.com/WilliamMcDanielmdAnneSmith.html

Missouri's Judicial Records

St. Charles Circuit Court- Common Pleas Case File- Civil October 1805 Moses Crawford vs. James Smith McDaniel

Action: Debt General Note: Damages $1000, plaintiff was agent of John Beard, administrator of John Fisher, defendant also spelled McDonnald

Kentucky State Washonton County June the 12 1795

Dear Sir I take this opertunity of writing to you to let you know that we are all well at present wich We have Reason to be thankfull to god for hoping these lines will find your family all well and all my Relations in general in that poor country I have made all the inquring I probibly Could about your Land bu Can have nothing of it but Colley tels me he has Seen Col. Boon in this Country and assoon as I Lay by my Corn I will try to find him and do my endeavor to save it for you and your Brothers Specilys Colemans also Mart McDaniel has cold on me for pay for his mare which Died in my hands I have paid him part and as I am hard Run please to pay him hore pounds five Shillings Which is the balance you owe me you have ??? thirty pound of cotton and 6 prts(?) which was 75/ balance due me from five pounds 4-5.-O Sir please to pay Martin McDaniel the above mentioned sum of five pound five shillings and this my order Shall be your rectpt in fill pray donTt fail as Martin Live at a great Distance from me and I am able not able to pay him the money at present as to news xxxx xxxx.I Refer you to Marten Remember to get all my Relations tell Menedy price I have have he has Settled himself for life that poor half Starved Conny tell Jack I hope to see him in this country and not to Stay on the poor hills of Sandy Creek to perrish. So I Conclude your affectionate friend til Death

James Smith McDaniel

N B ginney Deserves to be Remembered to you all

• *NOTE:A letter written by James Smith McDaniel in June 1795 to somebody in Pittsylvania County Virginia. It appears to be Dear Sir. He refers to money owed him from cotton’.

This letter was in the Washington County Kentucky Court Records at Springfield,Ky. in a suit by Martin McDaniel because of money due him. The money may be owed Martin from a horse that died in James’s possession. Whatever the reason the case lasted several years.