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| Deed of Gift, 13 October 1808 in Williamson County, Tennessee, Thomas Hardeman to Peter Hardeman, for love and affection of Thomas for his son Peter, grants 100 acres on both sides of Big Harpeth, beginning at about ten poles south of General Moore’s northwest corner and Pinktham Eaton’s southwest corner, northeast corner of tract granted to James Randolph Robertson and the southeast corner of tract granted to William Turnbull, the west with line run by John Buchanan and William Dooley North bank of Harpeth marked by Henry Robertson, continued west with a line run by H. Rutherford to stake in all 160 poles, the northeast 160 poles to Eaton’s west boundary line. Witnesses: John H. Stone, Blackstone Hardeman.101 John H. Stone was Thomas Hardeman’s nephew and Blackstone Hardeman was Thomas Hardeman’s son.
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| | Thomas Hardeman lived five miles southeast of Franklin, Tennessee. His plantation was called Sugar Hill.
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| | The following is a copy of a letter in the B. Hardeman Portable Letter File in the Tennessee State Library and Archives. It is addressed in the lower left corner of the last page to “Mr. Peter and T. J. Hardeman,” but addressed on the outside to “Mr. Peter Hardeman. Judge Lewis, Attakaps,” and postmarked “Franklin, Tenn., March 1.” Endorsements state: Missent and found and came to hand on the 28th of May 1811. Sugar Hill 27th February 1811.
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| | Dear Sons: I have received your letters of January last and observed their contents, but must acknowledge myself at a loss, what to advise conserning my property in that country. The late rebellion amongst the blacks may have occationed dull markets for such merchandise. My wish is however that mine should be sole if fair prices can be had in cash, I mean Mark, Simon and Dan. Ned I wish brought home unless 1800 dollars cash can be got for him and his two brothers. Negroes have raised in price considerably since you left this country both for cash and credit and I am of opinion that no man can trade in negroes from this country to that for less prices than I have named for negroes of equel value without sinking money, but mine is there and I am sorry for it as things have turned out, but as they are males and I never expect to farm much more I wish to sell, that I may girls to spin &c. If five hundred dollars each for Mark, Simon and Dan can be hald in cash sell them if not hire them until the first day of November next for the highest prices you can get including
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| 101 Murray, Williamson County, Tennessee, Deed Abstracts 1799-1811, p. 117. Deed Book B, p. 105.
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