Richard Bland Lee Cy. to Virginia Court of Chancery (Fredericksburg), April 23, 1814

To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court of Chancery for
the Fredericksburg district

The seperate answer of the Defendant Richard Bland Lee
to a Bill exhibited to the Judge of the said Court by a certain
Thomas Rowand against the Said Richard Bland Lee and others
on the 23d day of April 1814

This defendant reserving to himself the right to make more
full & perfect answer hereafter to all the untruths, mistatements
and errors contained in the said Bill of the said Thomas Rowand
at present to so much as he is desired to answer unto, answereth
and saith -

This Defendant having fully explained in a former answer
to a Bill of the said Tomas Rowand exhibited in the Chancery Court
of Williamsburg against this Defendant & others - the manner
of his purchase of the Mortgage on Cabin Point Estate from the
Hon. Bushrod Washington of Mount Vernon & his sale thereof to
Henry Lee junr. begs leave to refer to the Said answer as containing
a full answer to the complainants present Bill on the subject of
the said mortgage & prays that the court will consider it as
a part of this answer -

In answer of so much of the complainants Bill as relates to
certain negroes once the property of Genl. Henry Lee therein
mentioned - this defendant saith -

That the said Genl. Henry Lee being largely indebted to this defendant
as appears by his bond given afterwards &
on the ninth day of November in the year 1807 for the sum of forty
thousand six hundred & sixty two dollars - This defendant
did after wards purchase from the said Genl. Henry Lee
certain negroes then in his possession, namely on the eighth
twenty eighth of January in the year 1807 which negroes he
dirived from the Cabin Point Estate on the [?] of a certain
Mrs. Mary Smith - For which negroes the said Genl. Henry Lee
did on the Said 28th day of Jany. 1807 execute a Bill of sale to this