Dear Sir This letter will be handed you by Mr. David Roberts
of this county whom permit me to introduce to your acquaintance.
He visits your colony in quest of some negro property which has
been fraudulently conveyed there, by Morris May, Jacob and John
Buzzard of this Territory. The properly is also claimed by one
Andrew Pawley who I am informed is now in your colony. The
property doubtless belongs to Polly Williamson who holds the same
under the will of her late husband Robert Williamson who died in
the county of Carrol in the state of Georgia, The title of MayBuzzard and Pawley was brought before the court having
jurisdiction of the matter in the county of La Fayette in this Territory,
the investigation of which exposed the most villanous scene of fraud
I have ever witnessed. May and Buzzard by an order of one of
the judges here, were injoined for a time from removing the negroes
from the Territory, but another judge who held the court after-
wards who to say the least acted most unwarrantedly, dissolved the
injunction, and the negroes were conveyed into Texas, before the
agents of Mrs. Williamson, who arrived in court a few hours after
the injunction was dissolved could have them detained. Your
friendly interposition in behalf of the widow whom Mr. Roberts
represents under a letter of Attorney will confer a personal favor on
me, further the ends of Justice and protect the rights of the widow
and the fatherless. Mr. Roberts in behalf of the widow will apply
to the Judicial tribunals of your colony, to have her right to the
property Judicially determined, he informs me that he will be
compelled to ask a postponement of the trial to such time as the widow
can procure such testimony from Georgia as shall be required by
the court. Mr Roberts is a Gentleman of truth and honesty and you
can rely with the utmost confidence on any and all of his
representations. Any advice or assistance that Mr Roberts shall require you
will confer an additional obligation by affording to him