Your favor of the 26th came to hand by your Son last Evening, I
am sorry you could not yourself make us a Visite during Our present
Session, I think you could have aided the progress of Our banking
Schemes—We have had several meetings of the Commissioners I
have finally agreed upon attempting by petition to obtain a New
Charter; Which Charter drawn up will accompany the Petition and
probably be presented tomorrow, the new Charter will imbrace
most of the alterations proposed by you and also much of the Old
bill— We hold fast the Old Charter, so that if we fail to procure
a new Charter the old one stands secure and St Genevieve will also
fail in their application—after which I presume they would go
heartily into the bank under the Old Law—I wish Stephen was not
so much hurreyed up on his Return—I could have wished that he
should have seen the new Charter, but if he goes (as he intends)
today, he can not have a perusal thereof— the new bill has been
drawn by Easton, under the superintendance of Judge Lucas and
assisted by Christian Wilt.
With Respect to Herculaneum I feel myself necessitated to sell my
Proportion as Soon as Convenient to free me from approaching
imbarrassments— My Estimate of the Value of Herculaneum is much
beyond what Could be expected to be obtained for it at this time. I
have been offered for all the unsold lotts in the town together with
all the Residue of the tract of land out of which the Town has been
taken and also the lotts and Improvements therein formerly Occupied
by Baker, Three Thousand Dollars One Half in goods at stipulated
advance and the Other in money in the month of May next—this
offer, I do not find entirely meeting my convenience because I have
no occasion for goods and have no wish to be peddling— Your
friend Mr Bryant or your self may have the same property for the
same Price if you wish it and the Payments shall be made as
Convenient as my Circumstances will admit off— I could wish to know
your determination upon the subject before we adjourn as I would
like to Close a sale to Others if you decline to purchase, before I go
from this, and also I should think it would be to your interest and
for your convenience to have a division of the unsold lotts before
I sell to any persons not of your family or friends—this is altogether.
a measure for your convenience and will be governed by your Will—
I am sorry I cannot write you more fully I could indeed explain
more satisfactorily to both parties Verbally—therefore I will hope
to see you or Mr Bryant on the subject Either while I remain here or
immediately upon my Return Home— Please make a tender of
Respects and good wishes acceptable to Mr Austin and Mr Bryant and
am Sincerely
221. Lotts unsold or there about cheap @ 80 Each is ______ $6630. 00
Resedue of the Tract of land______________________________ 3000.
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9630. 00
Bakers House and two lots cost me_________________________ 35. 00 [Sic]
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9665. 00