For the sake of accomodating the families brought out by Elias
R. Weightmann and in order that they may have a home in the
settlements, I agree that they may have the quarter of a League out of
the upper half of the League that was granted to James W Jones
which half League I bought of said Jones and the quarter of a
League out of the upper half of the League that was grantd to
E. Kuykendall on the West side of the Colorado river which half
League I bought of said E. Kuykendall—the said quarters must
be laid off to extend from the river out to the back lines of said
Leagues—the side lines to be parallel with the side lines of the
said League. I will charge seventy five dollars in property for
each of said quarter Leagues, payable in one year— Also the
condition on which I make this offer is that each of said quarters must
be actually sele[c]ted and inhabited and cultivated by one family
at least within two months from this day and the settlement kept
up on each of them without any intermission for at least three years
in succession beginning two months from this date, otherwise this
offer is to be void and of no effect— Should the settlement be made
on one of said quarters and not on the other, I am willing to comply
with what I have stated above as to the quarter that is so settled—
I allow Mr Elias E Weigh[t]manOne Month from this date to
give me an answer wheither the Above offer is accepted or not,
and I shall require that notice should be given to me at the end of
two months wheither the settlement is made as above Stated or
not—for if it is not made in that time then this offer is to be null
and void it is also to be null and void if the settlement is not kept
up for three years in succession as herein before stated— I am
willing to take Elias E. Weigh [t] mans note for the Amount which
I have before stated is to be paid on the said land, and to make the
transfer any time after the settlement has been made but always
with the express condition that the said transfer shall be null and
void if the settlement is not kept up for three years in succession as
before Stated—
If the foregoing offer is accepted I wish it to be done in writing
at the end of this paper or at the end of a true copy thereof signed
by the persons who accept of the same