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at the Falls of the Ohio wch. is the Land
Mr Todd alludes to : It is very fine, has
every natural advantage & lies adjoining
the Place where a Town will be laid off
next Assembly. I have several Times
been on Terms with them about it &
if you approve of it when I come down
[illegible] [illegible]pose the Matter to them again

Your old Friend Col -
Banister has for 10 Days past been
very ill with a bilious Fever; but is
recovering; I came here last night & mentioned
your want of Flour, but he informed
me he had sent you some the Day
before. _ I have got much better myself
than I was when I left Wmsburg but am
far from being perfectly restored.
I am Dr Sir
yr Friend
John May
Battersea the
30th Augt 1779 }
Mr Saml Beall