Augusta: John Janney to Alexander H. H. Stuart,
December 31, 1866
Summary:
Janney writes to Stuart about state and national politics, including debt
settlements between Virginia and West Virginia and the upcoming Gubernatorial
election.
Decr 31, 1866
Lenbury
My Dear Sir
I received yours of the 10th inst about 10 days after the
date & I have taken 10 more to see if I could make up my mind
definitively on the subject of [unclear: reorganizing] my office. I have
concluded the next year in Richmond on the 1st of February
& that day will meet you & Mr [unclear: Martin] provided
the Legislature should meet before that time take the matter into their own
hands and settle it by agreeing to pay 2/3 of the debt and repudiating the
balance leaving the [unclear: endebtors] of the state to look to West
Virginia to pay the minimum. I think you have acted unwisely in deciding to take your seat in Congress at the present
session. Have the people any [illeg.]
[illeg.] upon the subject of the Gubernatorial
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or is it time
to move? What are your own views on the subject? It is rumoured here that Ex
Gov Smith will be in the field.
Where should I find you in Richmond if I go--At Ballard, or the Exchange?
Please let me hear from you. I am so nearly blind that I cannot see here to write and have much difficulty in seeing what I have written.
Very Truly Yours,
John Janney
Honble A H H Stuart
