Ayer vs. James Lawsuit to settle the estates of Jane Francis James and Clemens James: The Ayers were not suing the James family, just going to court to hold of the creditors until the estate could be disposed of properly.
Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
The James Family 1810 to 1900 by Bill Scholtz
The story of the James family from their origin in Wales, through their moves to New Brunswick, Canada, Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC during the Civil War, back to Virginia until the family scatters toward the end of the century.