Craven County, NC - C.R. Thomas Letter to "Doctor"

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Law Office of             Practices in the Courts of Craven, Carteret,
C.R. Thomas                Jones, Onslow, Lenoir and Pamilico Counties
                                   The Supreme Court of North Carolina
                                             and the U.S. District and 
                                                        Circuit Courts

                     New Berne, N.C. June 29th 189 [last number mising]

Dear Doctor;

I have seen Miss Custis, Mr. Oliver, Mrs. Susan Stanly and others, of
the old people of New Berne but can get no information upon the subject
of your letter of 26th relative to the WEALTHY WIDOW (Heiss) whom
Wheeler says Gen. Sumner married. Evidently they had no descendants as
W says both son and daughter (Jacky) died without issue. As the daughter's
husband died in 1812 (Hon. Thos. Blount) and she probably some years 
married before then, the re (sic) is probably noremembrance (sic) of
the family, with no descendants and so far back.

I trust you will have a large audience. I know you will an appreciative
one.

If you should meet Col. Whitford (Jno D) of New Berne in Raleigh ask
him. He is absent from town, but is a great antiquarian.

                   Yours truly,
                        C.R. Thomas


Source:
David Shench Papers
NC Archives
PC 35.1

David Shench (1835-1902) was an attorney, Superior Court Judge, and 
President of Guilford Battleground Company

[Also in these papers are references to Jethro Sumner of Bute/Warren
County and his appointment as Sheriff in 1772 found on the Bute County
Archives page]

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