stice of the Fifth Maryland Judicial Circuit Court. Craik
lost two sons, James and Adam. James Craik Jr. set up in the drug
business in Alexandria, dissolving his current business of James Craik &
Company in 1787, but continued "the drug business at his store next door
to Col. Ramsays'." At the time of this announcement he advertised for a
young man well recommended as an apprentice for the druggist profession.
He died, poor young man, without attaining any great success. The Doctor
was appointed administrator and failed to give any accounting of the
estate. As a result Dr. Craik was haled before the court to show the
cause of his failure to comply with the order. He was somewhat riled as
appears from the following:

James Craik this day appeared at the Register office and being duly
sworn, gave the following statement: That when the said James Craik,
Jr., departed this life all the personal estate he had consisted of
a Medical Shop furniture, and medicine, to what amount or value he
cannot ascertain, nor did he ever think it necessary he should render
any appraisement of them, as he was security for the payment of the
money they were purchased for, and since the deceased death has paid
the same, and every debt he owed; in speaking of the said shop
furniture and medicine being all the personal estate of the deceased
his cloathes are excepted of which the said administrator saith he
considered it unnecessary to render any account for the reasons above
mentioned. Sworn to before me at the Register office on Tuesday, the
26th day of April, 1803.

CLEM MOORE

James Craik Adms.[155]

[Illustration: "To my compatriot in arms, and old intimate friend, Dr.
Craik I give my Bureau, (or as the cabinet makers call it, Tambour
Secretary) and the circular chair--an appendage of my study." (_Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association_)]

Of the three daughters, one married a Mr. Harrison, one Daniel of St.
Thomas Jenifer, and the third married Colonel Roger West of West Grove.
The daughter of this union married John Douglas Simms, son of Colonel
Charles Simms of Revolutionary fame. Mrs. James Craik Jr., was Sarah
Harrison, daughter of Robert Hanson Harrison, one of Washington's
military secretaries.

On November 27, a little over two weeks before Washington's death, Dr.
Craik delivered Nellie Custis, wife of Washington's nephew and private
secretary, Lawrence Lewis, of