l unclt~rstood from you, i"n relation to the $.10,000 you could on no account surrender it, or arbilTate it. As two Agents of the Government selling Land in the Market in competition with each other, arc doing an injury lo lhe Government, I deem it my duly to resign immediately, and I furthermore deem il my duty lo inform you, that in relation to the claims which you propose selling, the President informed me distinctly, that he should return -1II individual contributions-that none would he sold-and 1 say lo you (lhat- you may not be misled) that the Government does not expect any such _s.-les lo be made unless you have received different instructions from L6th May or since, for al that time I p~1rte<l with the president al Velasco, and it was only a few days before that, he mentioned the Individual subscriptions of Land would be returned: This 1 name, that you may not be yourself deceived, nor innocently deceive others. I hope jt will he admitted by you, that in our interviews, I have not by any offensive conduct, caused any effect upon your course. 1 have endeavoured to be as respectfuly as 1 could, though unforunate in not s.ilisfying you that my request was a reasonable one. That you may he as respectful as I could, though unfortunate in not satisfying you that my request was a reasonable one. That you may be satisfied l act not from jealousy of Office, I can inform you, that I never intended keeping the one I hold, long. I have so informed lhe Cabinet, and lo give you better evidence of it, my determination and conclusion on the subject will be forwarded by the next vessel, when I intend sending a copy of this letter-and therefore, thal I may not do you injustice, I ask correction of any errors which I may have made, which correction will be frankly acknowledge. My object is, not lo give unpleasant information lo the Government, but Lo shew why it is that I do not furnish what they want, and how injurious I think it is to the interest of the Government, and to those who first stepped forward in her aid, that the market should al this crisis be flooded with land script An answer is desired. Yours Respectfully Robert Triplett. J certify the foregoing lo be a true and faithful transcript of a communic,,tion nclclresscd lo Thomas Toby Esq. of this City,
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