The letter may have been addressed to Thomas L. Rice, Westmoreland County, Va?
There were a number of large plantations in Westmoreland Co., but none owned by a 'Rice'

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William Thomas Rice was from Westmoreland Co., Virginia and possibly an heir?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104453762/william-thomas-rice