Eric,

Here is an outside the box thought. Maybe he didnt' die in Virginia at all.

Craig

On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Huffstutler, Eric S. wrote:

> Correction below... this was 1816 but residual effects were still going
> on in 1819.
> 
> 
> I don't think he was in the hole when he died but we do have to keep in
> mind the year prior was a bad one with the volcano eruption that caused
> the year without a summer.  Crops failed and many people were put out on
> the streets.  Crops he relied on to sell.  But he didn't only sell
> groceries but imported dry goods too. 
> 

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