Dear sir My acquaintance with your general character, (though I
have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance, having seen you
only a few times while at William Stevensons in mount prairies) and
the high station you hold in the land in which you live induces me to
hope for success on the present occasion
A man by the name of Ruben McHaws has swindled me out of
about $250,00 by tradeing me sundry forged notes of his own
manufactory on citizens that I knew to be good; the precise amount is
$242,25 two negro fellows one belonging to Mr John Johnson the other to Saml Hopson has recently run away—Hopsons Negro was
taken up makeing his way to your province and is of opinion the other
perished in the woods I have not heard that he has ever been found
and says that McHaws persuaded them to run away I made every
exersion to catch the vilian, but finally failed; and the only hope I
now have of detecting him, is in your concern for my interest from
the merits of the case: You need have no apprehension of the
existance of my claim which is coroborated by the accompanied affidavit
McHaws is of Moderate size with blue eyes and balld headed, And
will perhaps pass through your dominions in the character of a
pedler: Now sir if it be consistent with your authority to destrain
his effects in order to secure me you will do me a favour never to be
forgotten and I would be glad if you would write me immediately on the subject I feel the more anxiety on the occasion as this is a large
amount for me, in my situation, to loose: And I do declare upon
honour that I am able to establish the above accounts to all intents
and purposes
We have nothing of import; you have heard no doubt that the
Chactaws will shortly posses our country and many of the inhabitants
talk of moveing to your province I intend so soon as my business
will admit paying your country a visit and if I like to locate there.