| 1[Winchester Tennessee?]
June 1[5?] 1858
Russell Houston Esq[r?]
D[r?] Li[?s}
Your letter of yester-
day has just been received. It is [true?]
the survey has not yet been made but
it will be next week. Mr [Wm] Barney
came here last week to make the survey –
I made the arrangement for Mr
Logan & Dr Estill to go and show the
lands. I having to go to McMinnville –
When they got out on the mountain
they found that Mr Barney expected
the funds to be raised to pay the expen
ses and as nothing had been done to
actually raise the money they conclud-
ed to postpone the survey until I
Came back. I got home night before
last and immediately upon [learning?]
the facts sent word to Mr Barney to go
on with the survey and the money should
be forthcoming. I regretted that he
was not [instructed?] to go on at once.
There is no difficulty in raising the
money here – not the slightest –
I went to work last Monday morning to
raise fifty dollars to finish the road | 1[Winchester Tennessee?]
June 1[5?] 1858
Russell Houston Esq[r?]
D[r?] Li[?s}
Your letter of yester-
day has just been received. It is [true?]
the s[urvey?] has not yet been made but
[it?] will be [next week?]. [Mr? Wm?] B[a?u??]y
ca[me] h[ere?] [last?]t w[eek?] to make the s[urvey?][.? -?]
I made the [arrangement?] for [Mr?]
Lo[gan?] [for? LDV?] Eat[in? iu?] to go and show the
la[n?]ds. I having to go to [McMinnvile?] -
When they got out on the mountain
they f[ound?] tha[t?] [Mr?] Bu[??y?] [expected?]
the funds tp be raised to pay the [expen-?]
[-ses?] and as nothing had been [done?] to
actually raise the money they conclud-
ed to [postpone?] the [survey?] until [I?]
Ca[me?] back. I got [home?] night before
[last?] and [immediately?] upon [learning?]
the f[ac?]t[s?] sent word to [Mr?] Bu[???y?] to go
[on?] with the [survey?] and the money should
[be?] forthcoming. I [regretted?] that he
was not [?]t[?]t[?] to go on at once.
There is no [difficulty?] in raising the
money [here?] - not the slightest -
I went to work [last?] Monday morning to
raise fifty dollars to finish the [road?] |
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