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566 State Department of Archives and History
Gabriel Ragsdale to John Gray Blount
Morgenton July the 16th 1795
Sir
I have wrote several letters addressed to you But doubting
the Safty of a Convoy take Every Opertunity of acquainting you
of the Situation of your Business hear[.] I have fortunately met
with Mr Brown whoes Entries in Buncombe County has an inter-ference
with ours and am happy to inform you that there is
Every pospect of an Emmicable accommodation in Every stage
of the Business which I am convinced will be perfectually con-sonent
to to your wishes. I presented the Surveyor with your
letter and Obligation for the half all legal feas But he refused
to have aney thing to do with your obligation [.] the finding [on
finding, sic] the Business like to be procrastinated I have com-plied
with a proposition of his which was to give my Bond for
the half fees with Security which we calculated to be the Sum
of £1248 15s after refering the matter [2] to men who we Both
Considered to be judges of what was the legal feas on Each 640
acres Entry which Brought it to that Sum of £ 1248 15s But upon
reflection and further information I have Conjecttured that the
Calculation was not justly made Even to the disadvantage of 4
Shilligs on Each Entry ware [were] it Be surveyed in large
Bodys[.] But it will be as [I, sic] think in our favor to deduct
from the Obligation aney Sum that may have Been wrongfully
Calculated as it was a special Contract at the Close of the Busi-ness
that if any mistake was made it was to thareafter Be
recttifyed and it is likewise Expressed in the Obligation that the
above sum is the legal half feas of the Surveys for you when
Completed. If I have done wrong it is innicently done as well as
ignorenty tharefor must not think you accountable for my mis-takes
[.] I am now going on Briskly with the Business of Survey-ing
and Shall Be as soon as possable Rady to make Returns
therfor with the receit of the Treasuror to come forward as Early
as [4] possible the Scouts or patroles on the fruntears are with-drawn
so there may Be some dificualty in Surveying the western
part of the lands therefore at the Earlyest opertunity pleas in-struct
me what will Be the most Elligable meathod of doing the
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| Full Text | 566 State Department of Archives and History Gabriel Ragsdale to John Gray Blount Morgenton July the 16th 1795 Sir I have wrote several letters addressed to you But doubting the Safty of a Convoy take Every Opertunity of acquainting you of the Situation of your Business hear[.] I have fortunately met with Mr Brown whoes Entries in Buncombe County has an inter-ference with ours and am happy to inform you that there is Every pospect of an Emmicable accommodation in Every stage of the Business which I am convinced will be perfectually con-sonent to to your wishes. I presented the Surveyor with your letter and Obligation for the half all legal feas But he refused to have aney thing to do with your obligation [.] the finding [on finding, sic] the Business like to be procrastinated I have com-plied with a proposition of his which was to give my Bond for the half fees with Security which we calculated to be the Sum of £1248 15s after refering the matter [2] to men who we Both Considered to be judges of what was the legal feas on Each 640 acres Entry which Brought it to that Sum of £ 1248 15s But upon reflection and further information I have Conjecttured that the Calculation was not justly made Even to the disadvantage of 4 Shilligs on Each Entry ware [were] it Be surveyed in large Bodys[.] But it will be as [I, sic] think in our favor to deduct from the Obligation aney Sum that may have Been wrongfully Calculated as it was a special Contract at the Close of the Busi-ness that if any mistake was made it was to thareafter Be recttifyed and it is likewise Expressed in the Obligation that the above sum is the legal half feas of the Surveys for you when Completed. If I have done wrong it is innicently done as well as ignorenty tharefor must not think you accountable for my mis-takes [.] I am now going on Briskly with the Business of Survey-ing and Shall Be as soon as possable Rady to make Returns therfor with the receit of the Treasuror to come forward as Early as [4] possible the Scouts or patroles on the fruntears are with-drawn so there may Be some dificualty in Surveying the western part of the lands therefore at the Earlyest opertunity pleas in-struct me what will Be the most Elligable meathod of doing the |
