Memorandum of Land Deliver'd John D Blanchard and Geo Lauman
on acct of a Contract Made with them on March 16 1795—
To My part of the survey in Grayson______________________________ 52.000
To A Survey in Wythe County of__________________________________ 22.000
To A Survey in do do______________________________________ 3.000
To a Survey in do do______________________________________ 2 930
To a do in do do______________________________________ 10 000
To do in do do______________________________________ 24.099
To do in do do______________________________________ 7 000
121,029
NB All the above Lands have been Deliverd to John D Blanchard
and Geo Lauman in discharge of the Contract made with them in
March 16./'95 which Contract Calls for 120 thousind Acres of Land
so that he has recd nine Hundred and Ninety nine Acres of Land
which is to be accountd for in an other Contract all the money I have
ever recd from Blanchard and Lauman for the Land Business is
accounted for in the above 120 thousand and the lands taken up for
them in Grayson except the money paid me for the takeing up the
last land these Lands I with hold as a security for a quantity of
goods Put into the hands of John D Blanchard which he was to
have rec'd from Geo Lauman and to pay over to Stephen Austin
and Co when the Amount of said goods are accounted for I am
then willing to Deliver up the Lands which may be Due them on said
Contract and not before If any Dispute should arrise as to the
Delivery of the above Land recose may be had to Mr. Jos Burr to
prove the 52 thousand acres in Grayson and to the Land office in
Richmond where all the other Survey in my name and in the name
of John D Blanchard may be found all of which I have Convey to
the Said John D and Geo Lauman by reference to the acct. filed with
this statement It will be found how much money is now in my
hand.
It will be found that this Acct. will exactly Tally with my
Contract made with them in March 16. 1795 and the Balence of the
money is now invested in a Survey of land to be returnd by James
Newell of 43 thousend Acres of Land—Mr Blanchard has taken
an oath that I am indebted to him $6514 52 which is the whole
amount of all the money which has come into my hands on all the
Land business that I have don for Blanchard and Lauman and to
prove that he has taken an oath not founded in Truth t° Injur me
and to hold me to Baile to prove this Business I wish Blanchard
to be asked the following questions in Presence of some man that
can witness the same has not all the money stated to have been
recd. been accounted for Excep the money advanced on the
Memorandum No 3 for the takeing up of Land for the Joint acct. of
Blanchard Lauman and Stephen and M Austin, have not you recd.
the 120 thousend acres sold you under Contract 16 March and are
not you and Lauman accountable for the expence on the said 120
thousend acres is not all the money paid M Austin for lands
Survy'd for your self and Geo Lauman included in the General
acct furnish'd you and have you any demand except for the money
on the last 100 thousend out of which you are to have 33 1/3 thousend
Acres and Lauman 33 1/3 thousand acres when these Lands are
returned have you any Clame on M Austin for any thing more and
Is M Austin oblig'd to return the Land unless he hes money in his
hands to pay the Expences.
[Endorsed:] Memorandum of Land Business with Blanchard and
Lauman Deliver d Mr Stephen Austin
Dr John D Blanchard in a/c with Moses Austin
1795 To Sundry goods put into your hands which you have not Ac-
counted for____________________________________________ 2020
To 43 thousend Acres Land warrents @ 20 Doll_______________ 860
To Expence of Surveying 43 thousend acres__________________ 112. 50
To Regester fee on 43 thousend______________________________ 89. 50
3087.0
To Cash allow James Newell as stated in N° 3______________ 400
$3482
Cr
By Amount Cash paid me to take up 100 000 acres of Land____ $2888
Balence Due M A ________________________________ 594
$3482
[Endorsed:] Memorandum a/c furnished S. Austin