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- Adair Co., KY Court Orders list Samuel as an attorney. The name here changes from BRUNTS in 1802 to BRENTS by 1804.
This folded lettersheet / stampless letter has a circular date stamp for GREENSBURG KY, a 37 1/2 cent rate, and is addressed to Mr. Richard C Craddock, Harrison county, Kentucky, and is a long three page letter written by Saml. Brents. The headline is Greensburgh, Nov 27th 1827.
From the history books, Samuel Brent is noted as born about 1778 in North Carolina and moved to Kentucky when he was young. He became a prominent lawyer and was elected to the state legislature in 1803.
Some abstracts:
"When I saw you last you were in a hurry & when you wrote me last you appeared to be in great distress."
"Without fee or reward I have been, & yet am attending to a long & perplexing business of yours here. I hope you do not intend to let me remain still unrewarded but on the contrary that you are both able & willing to reward my faithful services. The suit with injunction in Chancery of yourself against Robert Craddock which was commenced ..."
"I do not know whether you are informed or not that Paschal Craddock has employed Counsel & commenced a suit in Chancery in Barren Court in your name against us for the Lemon tract of land ..."
"... I recollect that Old Mr Garwin proved upon the trial of the action of Ejectment that Old Mr. Roberts had paid $150 and that Paschal paid the same sum ..."
And there's lots more writing on this topic.
Condition of the letter rates good. Side folds on front cover side of lettersheet have stains. As usual with stampless letters, after writing on one or more sides of a sheet of paper, the letter was folded several times and mailed. Please note that most stampless letters have faults such file folds, tears at and opposite the sealing wax area, and some stains / wear / tear here and there. I hope the scan gives you a general idea of the condition.
Page 352-353:
" Samuel Brents was sworn and admitted an attorney of the bar at Greensburg at the November Court, 1798. He was born in North Carolina, about the year 1778, and was but a youth when his father emigrated to Kentucky and settled in Green County. He had two brothers older than himself, Peter and Solomon, and one younger, whose name was Joshua. He had several sisters, some older and others younger than himself. His father and mother both lived to a remarkable age, and died at his house, aged, respectively, near one hundred years. Joshua died about ten years since, aged about eighty-four years. "
[Text continues on Samuel's career.]…
page 357: "Mr. Brents died of cholera on the 14th of June, 1833, in nine hours from his attack."
The parents of Samuel Brent (John Brent and Elizabeth Brent) are described as living to nearly 100 years of age.
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