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Yours by Dotr Connalys man dated Feby 24th I am sory for your in Convenency in regard to your carying on your improvements on your Land as you seem to have bad Luck. any sarvice I can be of two you it shall be don with Cheerfullness. Mr Cleveland told me he bought a nough for him and the hands imployd. and Baicon as much as was wanting axs hoes and such Tools what was wanting I Shall see...
Your Letter by Mr Cleveland was safe Delivered to me but I did not get the Letter, you mentiond by Mr Willis till yesterday. I was out Survaying when Mr Cleveland cam over the mountain and he set of hom as soon as I cam hom and Matters was Setled I have got a memorandom of what is wanting for your People Down the river and I shall have it ready against the time the com over the Mountain I...
I yesterday returd from our Late Expedition against the Shawnees, and I think we may with Propreity Say we have had Great Sucksess as we have maid them Senceable of there Veleny and weekness, and I hop maid peace with them on such a footing as will be Lasting if we make them adhare to the tinner of the agreement which is as follows. First they have to give up all the Prisoners taken ever by...
It has not bin in my Power Since your Letter cam to my hand requesting me to Run the Land Over again at the round bottom I am now agoing to Set out for our new Expedition and taking my Instrements with me and Shall Comply with you in Each Article as far as is in my Power. I have I beleve as much Land Lying on the Litle Kanhaway as will mak up your ⟨qu⟩antity you want that I intended to Lay ⟨...
I receivd yours Letters by Mr Cristy dated 27th of May and I am Sory to you Seem to be in confusion as well as us, as that renders our Case more Deplorable. Saterday Last we had Six person Killd on Dunkard Creek about ten Mils from the Mouth Cheat river on the west Sid of Monongahalia, and there is three mising, a Sunday a man ho Left a party is suposed to be Killd as he Went of to hunt Som...
Inclosed you have the Drafts of the round bottom and your Shertees Land don Agreeable to Mr Lewis Derection—I Should have sent them from Stanton but Mr Lewis had set out for Cheet river before I got there, and I wanted him to See the Returns before I Sent them to you I was Still Disopinted, before I cold Return back again Mr Lewis Sit hom Again and I understand he will be in Williamsburgh soon...
Inclosed is the Expences of Last sumers Trip a survaying the soldiers Land, and two Small things omited in the former Acounts four Bags Roted out the first Trip in the wett weather and the Kaggs was let go on the Difrent times com up for Provision to people and maid use of going Down to put flower and salt in. Should you have setled with the Company for the hole never mind them you may strick...
Sence I wrote you Docter Connally calld on me on his way from Williamsburgh and tells me that it is now without Dout that the new Goverment is fallen through and Lord Dunmore to take charge of this Quarter what falls out Pensilvania. and he farther told me that you had aplyd for my Land as an Officer and Cold not obtain it without a Sertificat or my being Present which puts me to a Loss in Som...
Som People about 10 or 12 in number has gon on your Cherter Land within this few days and there is no geting them of without by Force of Arms They are in Couraged by Majr ward Brother to Colo. Croghan ho Claims the Land and says he has a Grant from Crown for that Land and he will undemnefie them, if they will set in any house whare no Person is Living and also offers the Land for Sail...
I Received yours of July 27th Septemr 25th and 26th one of which you blame me somthing in Regard to not Discovering those Lands nearly Oppesite to the other Survays on the Kanhaway, the two bottoms below the mouth of Pocketalico I saw my self, but the Land on Pocketalico I did not see but sent the men I had hired to serch and see what sort of Land there was whilst I was Runing the Other Side...