A Sitting in St. James
Why is the Pierpont Plantation in danger of dying without issue?
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The Pierponts have two daughters. One is 24 and the other is 21. That is very late for a girl at that time to marry. The 24-year-old is probably unmarriageable. If the girls do not get a husband soon, the Pierpont Plantation is in danger of dying without issue.