Arthur S. Colyar Biographical Files

Winchester Tennessee June 12 1858

Esq

D[ea]r Sir

Your letter of yesterday has just been received. It is true the survey has not yet been made but it will be next week. Mr. Barney came here last week to make the survey – I made the arrangement for Mr. Logan & Dr. Estill to go and show the lands. I having to go to McMinnville –

When they got out on the mountain they found that Mr. Barney expected the funds to be raised to pay the expenses and as nothing had been done to actually raise the money they concluded to postpone the survey until I came back. I got home night before last and immediately upon learning the facts sent word to Mr. Barney to go on with the survey and the money should be forthcoming. I regretted that he was not instructed to go on at once.

There is no difficulty in raising the money here – not the slightest –

I went to work last Monday morning to raise fifty dollars to finish the road