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Mout Pelier 18th Augt 1795

Mr. John Haywood
Sir, I take the Liberty once more being needsessiated to apply
to you about this trifling settlement for work & Labour Done a specified in the
acounts Sent you by the bearer Mr. John MCauly - when I undertook this
building I thought I Had to Do with a Set gentlemen that would not quibele about
triffles; and I should be sorry to say I have Reason to think so now -- in the first
place -- /strikethrough in the first place/ I Have been Severely Hounded by ill Grounded Suspitions
that I would not finish the building undertaken -- in the Second Place I was Kept
and Delayed for want of bricks upwards of two months and all Hands idle
when the Dayes were Longa nd the weather Good which was a Loss not to be
conscived but by those that Felt it -- in the third Place /strikethrough Place/ I was Keept
out of the Second Payment [??] three months after it was Due by the
Express words of the Contract -- and now when finished for several months
No payment can be had -- when I Proposed Painting the Roof before the scafold
were struck when it could have been Done at much Less Expence and at
no Risk, what I was forbid to Do. but when all the Scafolds were struck I
was ordered to Paint the Roog and Had to make two Ladders 44 feet Long
to Reach the Roof & two Hanging Do 28 feet Long to Reach the Length of the
Rafters find Paint and oils, Pay a Man 3 Dollars a Day to Superintend the
Painting and Risk my own slaves to such Jeoperdy as they were in
Every moment for so Long a time. The Scant Slip of Hand or foot would have
cost them their Lives and me a Valuable Servant -- was it to Do
again I Do not Know that I would undertake it for the whole sum I have
changed from Painting the whole of the building outside & inside -- as to the
outerplainface considering the manner they are finished the Lumber
Picked out of Several thousands of feet to get broad Plank & as clean of
tar as could be got (I am confident that no other Person besides myself
would have taken the Same Pain and waisted as much [??] to make
such floors throughout the buildings) the whole of the building at Least 50 [??] sent
Lower then the Real Value, this I Do not Complain of; But to be keept
out of this Last Payment so Long and have to much trouble & Expence
in Looking after it - at a time when I amin such imediat want of it it
not only Hurst my Credit but my feelings. More then tongue Can tell;
at the same time a write served upon for me Lot I bought in the [??]
and Judgement & Execution obtained again I me for a balance Due
for a SawMill, I was obliged to purchase to carry on the building
---Should you think the Charge in the acount too High for the outside stairs
---- inclosed is a [??] of them which you will Please shew to Mr. Atkins
and take his opinion on it he is also a Good Judge of the Value of Painting
as also of brick work which I am of opinion he will give it freely by your
taking the trouble of Sending for him;pressing Needsessly obliges me to make
this aplication to you -- if you Have Seen Colol. Glen Gowin you Know whether you are app=
=ornsed to Seller with me; if you are Not your writting a Letter by the bearer to the
Carry to Mr Alves and indeavor to Prevail upon him to Go with me to Hillsboro
and make an Effort to Get him and [??] to Go with me to Colol. Moore
and Get the matter finaly or in Part Settled. and Mr. [??] from [??]
the work of what I want may be Discounted with Peopel indeted to the trustees --
---Could I colect my own priate Debts I should not think of asking this favour of
you at this time, or if I could Even Sell Land on others Property over