Resurrecting the First American West

gratefully, and endeavour to tender you a suitable return by sending you some of my works, such as the flora of Louisiana & meantime I beg leave to hand you separate by [mail?] my printed circular.

You may write me here to let me know your intentions or in Lexington. You might send your plants to our mutual friend, Mr John D. Clifford, or Dr Brown, or any other friend of yours. If you could call there yourself, it might be very agreeable to both, you might them see the collections I have made in coming and in the W. States; I have discovered already several new genera and abt. new species of plants.

I do not know if you have paid any attention to [animals?] and fossils: if you have any notice on fishes, shells, fossils & they will be very acceptable. I have already described [around?] 30 species of shells of the Ohio, all new! and abt 20 species of fishes, mostly [such?].

I remain very sincerely & respectfully Your obedt Srv, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque of the R. [?] of Naples [Philad.?] Soc. of New York Lycineum of Nat. Hist. N.Y. [Acad?] of Nat [Sc.?] [Philadephia?]

6. contracts had been entered into between the said complainant and said Callaghan in the year 1798. These defendants further state that the said Callaghan had openly declared for several months before the time that he left the State that he would move down the river to Louisiana, and that these defendants believe that some time in the month of June in the year 1798 he left Harrison County. And these defendants deny all and all manner of unlawful combination and confederacy where with they stand charged, without that, that there is any other matter, cause as thing in the complainants said bill of complaint contained material or effectual in the law for these defendants to make answer unto and not herein and hereby well and sufficiently answered, avoided, traversed or denied is true to the knowledge & belief of these defendants all which matters and things these defendants are ready and willing to aver, maintain and prove as this Honorable Court shall direct, and humbly prays to be hence dismissed with their reasonable costs and charges in the law in this behalf most wrongfully sustained.

Hugh Miller Sen. and Benjamin Harrison personally came before me and made oath that the facts contained in the above answer are true as far as relates to their own knowledge, and what facts they have obtained from the information of others they believe to be true. Given under my hand this 2d. day of April 1799. Signed William E. Boswell and

10. Ohio when said Callaghan was on his way to the Louisiana county and as he could not conveniently stay to settle his and his Brother Patrick Callaghan claims of land before the Honorable the Court of Commissioners who was to sit shortly [afterwhen?] authorised and agree with the aforesaid Edward Worthington to lay in his and his Brothers claims before the Commissioners, and at the same time requested of this deponent to furnish said Worthington with the location of their claims, knowing him to be well acquainted with each of their improvements, which he promised he would and gave Edward Worthington the power to act for him and his Brother Patrick, and that he would pay him for the said Worthington a part of the land for his services. This deponent further saith, that he saw said Worthington and Callaghan attempt to enter into writings but was disappointed by some disturbance that happened on board the boat they were to sail in, and still requesting said Worthington to be attentive in this business until the boat was under way. That some time in the summer of the year 1797 in the Town of Cynthiana he this deponent was called on by Daniel Callaghan and Edward Worthington to settle a dispute between them wherein said Worthington claimed four hundred acres of land on the South fork of Licking, which four hundred acres was Daniel Callaghan settlement right on the so. fork of Licking in the county of Harrison, and that this deponent and a certain George Johnston were called upon to settle the

New-Orleans, August 21st, 1822.

I tender to you the following prices current, which are nearly, or quite correct. This market is now in a very depressed and stagnant state. Within the last month, very few buyers have appeared, and will not touch, unless at very low prices. Nor do I perceive a probable prospect of improvement, until the arrival of more abundant shipping and purchasers during, the months of October and November - and then it is very improbable that prices will be better, inasmuch, as the large quantity of produce now on hand will, without detention, afford ample cargoes for the vessels which may arrive in the early part of the next season of business: and afterward, quick despatch is expected in obtaining cargoes from arrivals of the new crop. Unless prices be improved by the above contigencies, none will occur. And if there be an improvement, it can be only momentary. The aggregate crop of the United States in 1821, has turned out a much larger yield, than was expected by myself and all others - and the growing crop, by advices from all the cotton states, promises to be much more abundant, than that of 1821. Therefore, unless the consumption of cotton and cotton goods be increased much more extensively, than probable calculation anticipates, prices cannot permanently improve.

The sales of last week embrace altogether 522 bales of North Alabama:

I present for your information a comparative estimate of the aggregate crop of cotton in the United States in the years 1820 and 1821, which exhibits an increase of 45,000 bales in the crop of the last year. The quantity exported from North-Carolina and from Darien in Georgia, is not embraced in the estimate, because I am unadvised.

Intending to be absent from the city three months, Mr. John Wilie will represent me during my absence: who has resided here many years, been employed in the most respectable houses, and is universally esteemed a most upright man.

With my respectful salutations, I tender to you and your friends, my services as commercial agent, and solicit your correspondence; and remain your ob't serv't.

J. R. Bedford

P. S. Since the foregoing was written sales of cotton in the first three days of this week have been at a decline of 1/4 to 1/2 cent from the prices of last week.