We do nol 11111lcrsla1ul precisely lire nreanin~ of your Idler 18 Ult.u in which you say, llral ii was lire original inknliorr of llw Govcrnnwnl that all tlw Scrip should lw signed by llw President and co1111l1'.rsi~111'.d &c- Tlral time would 1101 permit lire firs( emission & llw pow1'.r was s1ml lo us-bul is now obviated & llral we have scrip slruck off for the Balance of' Ilic f'irsl aullrori~alion not disposed of and sc11l down for Exc1:ulio11- & lhal we cu11li111w our sal1'.S as heretofore until the new Scrip can lw rdurrwd lo us- Now arc WI~ lo 1111dcrsla11d lhal w,~shall i;o 011 lo fill the Scrip we have now ready 1111<kr the aulhori~alio11 of S00,000 acn'.s urrlil we rcceiv1'. IH'.W Scrip from you- Ilad you 1101 lwllrr 1:ornme11c1~ a new Issue- and after we have rt'.ccived lire rww Scrip issued by you u11d1'.r your own si~rlillUn'. slop ours under the ord1:r of S00,000 acres-we shall eonlinuc lo sell until this arrives- We have cx1·eutcd an onkr of Slaliorrary requested by A Huston Q Master Ccnl which is 011 board lhc flora asp Bill Lading enclosed -say 4 Do letter do 4 Do Cap do 12 Blank Books 6 do ....
I 00 fine Quills 200 Good Do I 2 P1'.fl Knives
6 mcmr Books 12 Cards S!ccl Pens 6 Sticks Scali11g wax ½ lb Wafers. 6 Do.t.l'.11 Lead Pencils I Do Ink-Thc P1'.t1 Kniv1$ however ord1'.n'.d by you in yours Ii Ullo- We have this momcnl lwcn wail1'.d upon by llw l111il1'.cl States District allorricy relative lo a Mr Jas Taylor who has just returned from Galv1'.slo11- 11 app1'.ars lie was a pa:-:-1'.ll:.?;l'.r on board lhc Bri~ Pockdl when she was capltm'.d, llral he had with lrim S496 i11 money prin1:ipally in rrolcs of llw Union Bank whiclr were taken poss1'.s.-.;io11 of & hand1'.d ov1'.r lo llw (;owml tlral th,·y also look Iris watch & and all Iris elotlrc:- e:-ti111atcd at $:lOO- lk wa:,; thrown into Irons for Sl'.Vl'.11 w1'.1:ks lX- dl'lai111·d 1111 board Ilic Bri~ 4 1110- Now if tlws1'. an· fuel:- and n·pri'.:•wnlalion 111ad1· lo our
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