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Kathie, I'm not ignoring you, I just looked at my Blackstone material and the only thing I have to refer to is a letter written to Arch Bacom (Baucom) in 1860 regarding Joice. The letter was written from Philadelphia in the Fall of 1860-61 in response to Bacom's letter inquiring as to how he was to get paid for overseeing Joice in her old age (as was apparently pre-arranged by the family.) Mary had died by now and Joice was apparently living alone under the supervision of Mr. Bacom.
Transcribed from handwritten Chancery Court records of Monroe Co., Tennessee: Filed 17 September 1861 - "State of Tennessee: To the sheriff of Monroe County: Whereas Arch (?) Baucom has filed his injunction and attachment bill in the Chancery Court at Madisonville against Thomas Blackstone, a non-resident, had prayed that a writ of attachment issue, which prays has been granted. Now therefore, by the fiat of his Honor George Brown Judge has to me directed: you the said sheriff are hereby __________ to attach two negro slaves being a woman named Charity and her child named Fayette as the property of the said defendant Thomas Blackstone, and safely keep the said two negro slaves that they may be forthcoming within the jurisdiction of the Court that they may be disposed of as the said Court shall order and devise in the said court.
_________ fail not and make due return of this writ.
Witness J. A.(?) Coffin, Clerk and Master of one said Court at office in Madisonville the first Monday of June 1861. (Signed.)" Note: Case dismissed December 1866. Could it have had anything to do with the Civil War????
Transcribed from handwritten letter: "Exhibit C - Phila (Philadelphia) Nov 22nd, 1860: Mr. Arch Bacome - Dear Sir, I received your letter of 5th ________ I wrote you on the 17th of this month in which I stated to you that I had left in the hands of the Messrs. Lippincotts two notes for $1500.00 each which will be paid to me as soon as property can be sold which we are in negotiations to sell. Give me a little more time and I will send to you ten dollars per month and more if it is possible. Things are out of sorts here which you will see by the papers. As to Mother's coming here it is out of the question. If nothing else will do send her [to] my sister, Mrs Davis. She wrote to me sometime ago that she wanted to take her. Tell Mother she must not think of coming here in this cold place. I have no place for her and with Sister Davis she can do much better.
If you know where to find Robert please write me. I can't git a letter to him. He owes me twice the amount I owe you and I think he will help me to pay you this Winter and Spring. Therefore do let things remain as they are until the Spring. By that time things will settle in some way. There is no necessity for legal procedings with me. Your word is a judgement bond for me, as to the Negroe woman and child, they are at your disposal in that just and honorable way which I am sure you will exercise. The house and lot is at your disposal by Mary's will.
Please write me on the receipt of this and excuse me for not heretofore answering your several letters for I was in hopes from time to time to send the money or pay the draft to our friend, Mr. Ross. Yours with respect. (signed)
If you know where to write Robert please inform me for I have wrote several letters to him without his answering them which induces me to think he never received them. T. B."
Transcribed from handwritten note: "for all his services and whatever process is required by the rules of Court. And for general relief such as his care may require. A. Bacom"
N. L. Eakin, Sol. for Court (?) Note: I am unsure if this is a complete document. (LB)
Transcribed from handwritten entry: "State of Tennessee, Monroe County - On this 16 day of September 1861 before me, J. A. Coffin, Clerk Master, personally appeared Archibald Bacom and made oath in _____form of law that the statements made in the foregoing bill as of his own knowledge are true and there upon information he believes to be true this 16th day of September 1861. (signed - Arch Bacom)
Transcribed from handwritten record: "State of Tennessee - To the Court Master of the Chancery Court at Madisonville: Let an attachment and injunction issue as prayed for in the foregoing bill upon complainant with security entering into an injunction and attachment bond in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars as required by law. Sept. 17th 1861, Geo. Brown, Judge _____"
I have not been able to find Thomas in Philadelphia (at least a Thomas that I can determine to be ours.) I also have no idea where either Mary or Joice are buried. By this time, Mary had died, R. D. had been in Indian Territory since 1839 and Pleasant M. was in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.
This is my Blackstone "brick wall." Anything that you find out would be greatly appreciated. Linda B.
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