[COYNE] THE TALBOT PAPERS i05 



farm in the town of Carlton in this County, about two miles from this 

 village, (Gaines). You will recollect that you was speaking to me last 

 fall about the land which joins you of one hundred acres. I now refer 

 you to Dr. Lee, Joseph Odle & Mr. Roberson and if you will pay their 

 demands against me, I will sign to you the hundred acres joining to 

 your farm, being lot No. 66 on the west side of Talbot north road — and 

 tlie sum of all those demands, does not exceed eighty five dollars I think. 

 If you will see these men and can arrange it with them I wish you to 

 write to me as soon as possible. I am happy to inform you that I am 

 well pleased with the people and society, they are friendly to honest and 

 industrious folks and good to strangers. I must now conclude to you 

 wishing you all the prosperity that you can desire in all your laudible 

 undertakings — before however I close this letter I must say something 

 to the good people of Westminster. Give my Compliments to all who 

 feel interest enough to inquire after your affectionate brother in truth. 



Wm. W. Euggles for William Lewis By request. 



To the People of Westminster — 



It may have been reported among you that when I left your place 

 last fall that I had run away; if so I now take the liberty to state to 

 you that I did not, but on travling to this place I found money more 

 plenty and better jobs than clearing roads on subscriptions. I therefore 

 thought proper to stay in this place, and let those who had the magnani- 

 mity to sign ten shillings for publick benefit and see a poor hard 

 working man, labor, toil, and sweat, for the pittance without contribut- 

 ing upon the subscription, which had been duly signed, and aught in 

 honesty, and good Concience to be paid, the small amount of one plug 

 of tobacco — Know Gentlemen, that I shall return to Westminster and 

 see you all, many of you I count as friends and am hapy to say have ever 

 treated me as kindly as I desired, to those I tender my warmest senti- 

 ments of gratitude ; but to those who have had the ineffable meanness 

 to abuse and try to injure me, and those only, and their Conciences will 

 truly tell them who they are, I say, go on ye workers of eivl reports, and 

 Covetiousness, I soon shall face you, and honesty and truth will triumph. 



I now say to the people of Westminster that they are perfectly wel- 

 come to the whole labor I performed for them on the job of Cutting out 

 the road, and I shall never call on a single man for one fraction of the 

 money signed for that purpose, I make my services a free gift to the 

 town of Westminster. 



William Lewis. * 



