Summary: Judicial procedure. Roads and improvements.
Dr. Sir
Agreeable to your [request] of the 22. of Decr I Cald on Mr
LynchMr Scott and Straing and finding it would be the saim difficulty as before owing to the Pertinaciousness of Lynch I named 6
Men and alowed him to object to any he did not like the other
Two agreed to the saim men we appointed the 1st of Janry to Meet
Mr Hughs and Two of the Arbitrators not appiering Mr L wanted
to appoint another day he not greeing to name any Two that was
present we proceded to lay of the Labor Mr L] Cald in John
Taylor to prove Conditional Lines between Straing and Scoot it also
appierd that Lynch extend his claim at different times it was since
a falling out betwen him and Straing that he Claimed the spot he
was contending for Straing setled by Consent of parties inclosed
you have a copy of the decision which in my oppinion is a Just one
and have don equal Justice to all parties—I with pleasure inform
you this is the first business of any consequence I have don as
Alcalde and is in hopes that my time of service will expire more
agreable than I expected—I wish to call your attention to setting a
permanent ferry on the San Jacinto at the Mouth of Buflow Byo we
laibour under a grait disadvantage at present It is the most
central place to do business in this district and I expect the main
thoroughfare rode will be this way I thinck it ought not to be left at
the will of those who taick it in their tract of land and live at a
distance I have been thinking of several wais such as laíng a
Labore or reserveing a place for a Town you are the best Judge I
know of no person wishing to settle there but am certain [there
would be some if some] regulations wair made. There has been
some taulck of cuting a road from Bufflow B and crossing the San
Jacinto at my House it would be much the shorter and perhaps the
best but I thinck we have better spend our time in raising Corn as
yet