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Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 29 April 1780

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3 come to the Office before the 1st of May, he mentioned something of certain Conditions annexed to your & his agreement, but I could not recollect what they were not having your letter with me at that time, he promised to come to the Office that Evening, at which time I expected to have delivered him the warrant, but he not coming for it till the last Day of making Entries I thought it prudent to locate it on our own acct under wch I have seen him and he informs me he did not understand from me, that I insisted on the Bargain, such warrants having fallen in their Price on acct of the difficulty of locating. On my way up, I bargained with Col. David Mead for 25000 Acres of Mr Morris Treasury warrants for Tobacco at first Cost and all Expenses thereon and an additional sum agreeable to any trouble I may have with it. I took his note to the Company for the Price of the land and to myself for the other allowance, not with any intention of appropriating it to my own use and for the Benefit of the Company. The note is 500000 [?] & the Interest from the 15th Octr last past & the allowance to be made me will I presume make it equal to 20/. per acre a Price wch I hope you will be satisfied with ~ When we parted we were both timerous, and when an Opportunity offered of disposing of so much of Mr Morris's Part I thought it prudent to embrace it; I could have to be totally put of it of but Col Mead would not take it on any other Terms than that it should continue in Partnership with me. I am surprised you have never recd my letter respecting Littlepage's land. I left it in very safe Hands as I thought, and hoped that before this time the Purchase was made, but I now fear it is too late. Our extensive views in this Country yet remain a secret, People suspect that there are extraordinary Matters going on between me & some other Person, but not a syllable has transpired respecting our late military Claims, but I do not think it prudent to risque them, you will therefore enter Caveats in all

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