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to the late Land Law respecting the Titles of Claimers
to unpatented Land, & send me the Certificate by
the first opportunity that I may issue a warrant
of Survey : I would not choose you should
much exceed £50 pr Hundred acres, thoug perhaps
it may be got for less. Holt does not know
that a warrant of Survey can be obtained
before October, & that may perhaps influence
the Price; but as the Law is published & he may
get Information [t?]hereof if he pleases, you may
either suffer him to continue uninformed, or inform
him as you think right. _ Since I saw
you it has occurred to me that under the Law
respecting Escheats & Forfeitures there will
be a considerable Quantity of choice Land in
county of Kentuckey surveyed for British
subjects to be sold; and as there is at present
very little Money there, I am inclined to think
that it will sell lower than the State Price,
as the Sales are to be for ready Money; if you incline
to engage with me in the Purchase thereof,
and will join me in the inclosed Assumpsit to the
Treasurer, we may perhaps obtain a Line or two
from him to the Escheates [deletion] [deletion] [deletion] agreeing to -
take our Assumpsit for the amount of the -
Purchase Money : this I imagine the Escheator
would gladly do as it would save him the
Trouble & Risque of transmitting the Money
to the Treasury within twenty Days as is required
by the Law. This is a Sceme wch. I believe