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POLK letters: January 21,1859
1859 Jan 21
Col R, Barney Rowe's Spring to Bishop Polk, re: his examination of the Tracy deed and the error; his concerns over the conditions of partnership in sales and leases being attached to the wrong tract; more details about this; commenting on putting up cabins: his conversation with Mr Rutledge about deeds for small tracts. 2pp (Note: These leases and tracts refer to University lands)
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I am still hoping it is not an error and I cannot see how it could have occured as I colored the land pink to which the conditions applied, and the other blues accompanied the place with a note to Mr Fogg calling his attention to the teach by colors and also made out the description of each heading them with necessary instruction to guard against any such mistake
I acknowledge my remissness in not answering your letter of the 27th Oct but as it was a reply one from me on the subject of putting up cabins as I had nothing particular to communicate at the time. I though I would not trouble you with something of interest should renew
Your letter of the 27th nov was recvd about a month after its date and answered on receipt informing you of the cause of delay.
I sent for Mr Rutledge a few days since hearing that he was in the neighbourhood and had a long conversation with him in relation to the deed for the small trench, gave him a memorandum of what was required which he said he had seen (Colyar?) a few days before & believed he was doing everything in his power to secure the respective titles. I showed him what would be required out of his land to complete our boundaries and offered to give him the calls so that he could have the deed made, but it seems, he has sold to parts of it and must have to arrange with the parties concerned before he can gain the deed. he assures me howeveer
