THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 17 the :M:onth of :March 1795, 16 Day, part of the Expense on which are still Due me agreeable to the Statement N° 4 and which is agree- able to said Contract the money Charged said Blanchard and Lau- man in the General acct herewith sent you was paid on lands taken up for them as will fully appear by a reference to the Land Office for the survy made for them in Grayson County by me you will finde that the :Memorandum No 3 is the Expences stated to arise on a Survey of 100 000 acres which Lands have not been returned 2/3 of which onely-Blanchard and Lauman have a right to clame these I withhold for the following Reason· first because they are in my Debt $1634.50 for expence on the 120 thousand acres sold them Second because John D Blanchard has not accounted to me for a quantity of goods Put in to •his •hands for sale Its well to notice that all the money Charged in the General Acct. is for the use of the John D Blanchard Geo Lauman and J os Burr all of which has been accounted for and paid as there stated by the return of a Survey of Land made in Grayson of 150 thousand Acres, nor can Blanchard or Lanman Clame any thing from me except the money in statement N° 3-against which I have a demand on them of 1634.50/100 as before mentioned the amount .of th~ sum.I have on a survy of 43 thousand acres of Land in -my hand which I hold and Intend· to hold untill I am paid for the goods to prove this Clame against Blanchard I have requested Mr Stephen Austin to send forward Blanchards recpt for said goods and also to state to you how much he has paid on thu,t acct. [No. 1] :Memorandum of Sundry fees and expences on the Survey of Land in Grayson County Viz • Surveyors fee Dolls C for the first 400 Acres________,..____________:._________.,..__..;__ . 5. 25 For 24G.93 Acres @ 25 Qt. pr acre__________________________ 615. 25 For Expence of obtaneing prior Clames______________________ 30. 0 Doll C
650. 50
rege5ter fee in Richmond
Doll C 10 1.26
For giveing recpt for PlatL------------------------------- For p[l]atting first 400 Acres---------------i------,-- ;-------- For the balence sn.y 246.93 Acres @ 1 Doll pr thousend_______________________________________ For Cnsh agreed to pny Newell_____________,__.,______________ For do agreed to pay Gaines_·____________________________ • • t ' For other Expences Chane Carriers etc______________________
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