Alexandria May 31st 1825
Stephen F Auston Esqr
S P D Auston
Dear Sir there is a gentlemen that lives in your colleney by the
name of Mr- Issac House, who lay sick at my house in the Month
of August last, several days, during which time he informed me that
He was about to trade for a league of land from you, and that his
business cald him home (he said that he had been living there for two
years) and that he was not able to travel for to get back to attend to
his business on foot (which he was travling in that way) and he would
give me six hundred and fourty acres of land lying on the watirs
of the Burnard for a poney that would ansur for to carrey him home,
on the faith and credit of his report I agreed to do so. and at the
same time expecting to emmigrate to that country, was the
indusement for me to run the risk of the trade with him, he is a
single man and he makes his home at Mr. Varnors my wish to
procure a title for the said land in my name through Mr- James
Browne, who will bee the barer of this to you. and any expences
that will occur on the same Mr- Brown will discharge it for me.
I will write to Mr- House about the same, your complyance with
the above request will mutch oblige your humble servant
Isaac Mathews [Rubric]
I hold Mr- Houses obligation for the sd land which I will intrust
with Mr- Browne for the said arrangement
I M