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Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 15 March 1780

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Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 15 March 1780

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May's 15 March 1780 letter in which May claims that accounts from Kentucky have been dreadful. There was no bread and the harsh winter has reduced the buffalo. May claims that the lands at the Falls of the Ohio are increasing and states his intention to buy the Charlton and Southall tracts regardless of price.
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