This is from Urquhart to Jos. Bryan, Esq. of Washington City. July 9, 1839. It concerns the administration of an estate. Reference is made to a General Shorter and a Judge Shorter, who are probably General C. Shorter (b. 1788) and Judge Eli S. Shorter (1794-1836), prominent brothers active in east Alabama and Georgia in the early part of the 19th Century. Judge Shorter’s daughter Mary Jane was married to Dr. John A. Urquhart (October 7, 1805-October 29, 1876) of Columbus. The estate referred to may be that of Judge Shorter.