friends of three hundred leagues would result lo the great interest of our country, for estimated 50t per acre would by $664,200, sixty hundred sixty four thousand and two hundred dollars. Now I presume that there is not one man engaged in the speculation who would not be willing to do Texas that service when he could do it and not make money by it. A matter of speculation I believe and hope will not he so much an object with any one of them as to induce them to refuse such terms as would leave them harmless. I do not myself know all who are engaged or interested in it hut could through my partners ascertain. I make these suggestions to you and intend this letter as a private letter lo you with a hope that you may be able from it to pul on foot what would calm the public mind on lhe subject of land speculation which has been used so prejudicialy and so unjustly by tyrants and demagogues.
Your friend and servant, Thos. F. McKinney
The same principle would operate in relation lo the 400 leagues which_by the by is not held by the best titles in the world as I conceive. [1951) [RUSK to HOFFMAN and COLLINS]
D. A. Hoffman & Stephen Collins Esqr
Gentlemen. You are hereby appointed and vested with full power to appraise the property brought into the publick Service by Lt Woods Company of Volunteers you will make return of the Same to me Nacogdoches 29th Jany 1836 Tho J Rusk We have appraised the property placed in the publick Service by Lt. Wm Woods Company of volunteers which is as follows to wit 41 yaugers a/at $20. each $820.00 50 lbs Powder 1. 50.00 200 Lo Lead- 20c 40.00 4 Tents 15. 60.00 Camp utensils 100.00 Knap Sacks & Belts 65.00 Agent of the Govt
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