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TRANSCRIPT
GLC 7531
George
Washington. Autograph letter
signed: Mount Vernon, to Colonel
Thomas Parker, 1799 November 16. 2 p.
Mount
Vernon 16th Novr. 1799
Sir,
By
Colo. Lear, I am informed that you have a journey to the Western Country in
contemplation.
In
consequence, and on the presumption that you will accomplish your intention, I
take the liberty of requesting (if you go by the way of Pittsburgh, especially)
that you would do me the favour of making the following enquiries, &
reporting the result on your return.
First,
what is the supposed value (by the Acre) of three tracts of Land which I hold on
the Ohio River (East side) between the mouths of the two Kanhawas; the
uppermost of wch containing 2314 acres, [struck:
and] is the first large bottom below the little Kanhawa, running upwards of
five miles on the River; the second, containing 2448 acres [inserted:
is] about Sixteen or eighteen miles lower down the River; and is bounded more
than three miles by the River; the 3d. tract measuring 4395 acres, is still
lower down (four or 5 miles, opposite to the Great Bend in the Ohio) and all of
them said to be of the first quality. What I mean by the value [2] thereof
is, what they probably would sell for, one third of the purchase money pa<id> down and the other two thirds in annual Instalments, with
Interest.
Let
me further request the faou<r>
of you to make precisely the same enquiry with respect to three tracts of Land
which I hold in the Northwestern Territory on the Little Miami River; one
within about a mile of the Ohio River, containing 839 acr<es>
another about seven miles up the form<er>
of 977 Acres; and the third about 10 miles <up>
the same, measuring 1235 acres
I
pray you to enquire whether th<e>
lands on the other side the Ohio are taxed, <and> under what predicament mine are; And if any of the
tracts hereinmentioned (on either side of the River) have settlers on them
what kind; and what sort of Improvements with the number of them.
If
you should pass by the Great Kanhawa let me repeat my request with respe<ct>
to my lands theron also I wish you a pleasant tour, & safe return, being
with esteem
Sir
Your most Obedt. & very
Humble
Serv
Go:
Washington
Colo
Thos. Parker
Notes:
Published in Fitzpatrick, John C. The
Writings of George Washington vol. 37:426-427
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