THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 23 therefore suppose it has been return'd I would have paid it never- theless had I had money but it was otherwise-let me hear from you soon and believe me Yours sincerely J NO D BLANCHARD Remember Jvlillers things to be for my account and dont forget the Hams-
TuoMAS NORVELL TO MosEs AusTIN
Richmond November, 9 th
• 95
~fr. ~f OSES AUSTIN Dear Sir
I am favor4· with yonrs of the 25 th IDto and had suf- ficiently ( I hope) explaind every thing that was necessary. that is to say with respect to Harrys stay here. as also to that of the negroes. Mr. Randolph (who I twice went to see) would not sell his negroes without his land. he mentiond to me that he had once offe1..i. you a bargain and wish you to have purchased but Says now he has declind selling without he could sell his Lands also I have been en- deavoring to purchase two or three of Saml McCraw, for you, but there appears to be little dependance in what he says. I have not yet brought suit vs him because he has given me the fairest promises that ever a man did however I shall not confide in him any longer altho I think it will be as well for you to let him keep her as he does and make him pay her hire every year, without her being at any risk of• yours, than to receive her. It is pretty interest on a mans money without the smallest risk, however Sir I shall use my exertions to get her as soon as possible agreable to your instructions etc. This will be handed you by Mr· Joseph Burr who arrived here two days since on business for John D Blanchard and George Lauman and himself I suppose. he is a man I have a good oppinion of and would very fondly oblige him but I could not comply with his re- quests, which was to let the 150,000 Acres survey be return into the Land office he -was extreemly anxious indeed but I could not oblige him. he says it is for his own Sake, being interested. now I do actually believe him to be a much better man than Blanchard and think him a man of honor, but you very well lmow my reason for not returning the survey. I conceive that some damages are to be paid for the bills being protested which is by law 15 pr Cent but something less I suppose will do; and at any rate I shall expect a commission from Blanchard and Lauman of 5 pr Cent for my attention etc which I hope you have no objection to, and also hope that you will endeavor to secure that much for me, in receiving your Money from Mr. Burr. before you instruct me to let the survey be enter4, this I conceive to be just. ifr. Burr himself acknowledges that I ought to have it m
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