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The Blount Papers 589
George Ogg to John Gray Blount
With a Marginal Note
Tarborough Sept 7th
., 1795
Dear Sir
I arrived here a few days since much fatigued from the
excessive badness of the roads, one universal deluge prevails
thro the contents, which added to the ratifications of of John
Jays Damn'd Treaty will I fear produce famine, anarchy and
confusion
My Jaunt to Phillada has been rather unpleasant altho I
confess I am not much disapointed, I have been under the
necessity of Commencing an action in chancery against Allison,
in order to have the contract which he made with Judge Wilson
& Robert Morris brought to view—Judge Wilson was very polite
to men and told me after showing him the contracts and the
manner in which they were Perverted that he had no objection
to show[ing] his contract if Allison was willing, to this he
[Allison] replyd that he did not conceive himself bound to show
the [2] the contract. Saying that he had bought the property of
the parties, to which I was obliged to give a disagreeable reply
which was that he told a falshood and at the same time neglected
two grand points, which were to take up the Contracts & show
Rects for the payment.—Such a want of Delicacy & such a
pervertion of common Honesty I never before met with & I trust
I never shall again—He however condescended to write me a
note after the suit was commenc'd Saying that he would settle,
but this came too late without I could have seen the contracts,
because I was not Prepaird to receive his word for oneything[.]
add to this consideration I have good authority for believing that
he has sold a large proportion of our lands for 30 Cents.—I have
however & purely to prevent an investigation of a subject where-in
you are to be named, left a Power of Atty. with a friend of
mine which I have shewn to our friend Colo [Abishai] Thomas
in order to bring the matter to a settlement and I am ashured if
I can Judge of any plain case that it will be found worded in
such terms as no Honest man will object to.
—
I am D Sir
With my usual respect & Esteem yr Humble Servt
George Ogg
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| Full Text | The Blount Papers 589 George Ogg to John Gray Blount With a Marginal Note Tarborough Sept 7th ., 1795 Dear Sir I arrived here a few days since much fatigued from the excessive badness of the roads, one universal deluge prevails thro the contents, which added to the ratifications of of John Jays Damn'd Treaty will I fear produce famine, anarchy and confusion My Jaunt to Phillada has been rather unpleasant altho I confess I am not much disapointed, I have been under the necessity of Commencing an action in chancery against Allison, in order to have the contract which he made with Judge Wilson & Robert Morris brought to view—Judge Wilson was very polite to men and told me after showing him the contracts and the manner in which they were Perverted that he had no objection to show[ing] his contract if Allison was willing, to this he [Allison] replyd that he did not conceive himself bound to show the [2] the contract. Saying that he had bought the property of the parties, to which I was obliged to give a disagreeable reply which was that he told a falshood and at the same time neglected two grand points, which were to take up the Contracts & show Rects for the payment.—Such a want of Delicacy & such a pervertion of common Honesty I never before met with & I trust I never shall again—He however condescended to write me a note after the suit was commenc'd Saying that he would settle, but this came too late without I could have seen the contracts, because I was not Prepaird to receive his word for oneything[.] add to this consideration I have good authority for believing that he has sold a large proportion of our lands for 30 Cents.—I have however & purely to prevent an investigation of a subject where-in you are to be named, left a Power of Atty. with a friend of mine which I have shewn to our friend Colo [Abishai] Thomas in order to bring the matter to a settlement and I am ashured if I can Judge of any plain case that it will be found worded in such terms as no Honest man will object to. — I am D Sir With my usual respect & Esteem yr Humble Servt George Ogg |
