PART III.] MORRIS BIRKtiECK, ESQ. 539 1 



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estimate of the expences of sitting down in the 

 prairies. 



Copy from my Memorandum Hook. 



992. Estimate of money required for the com 

 fortable establishment of my family on Bolting 

 House, now English, prairie; on which the first 

 instalment is paid. About 720 acres of wood 

 land, and 720 prairie the latter to be chiefly 

 grass: DoU ar S . 



Second instalment, August, 1819, 720 

 Third ditto ,* ? V*;. August, 1820, 720 

 Fourth ditto . . August, 1821, 720 



2,160 



Dwelling-house and appurtenances . . 4,500 

 Other buildings . . * '^mq.l . . 1,500 

 4680 rods of fencing, viz. 3400 on the 

 prairie, and 1280 round the wood 

 land 1,170 



Sundry wells, 200 dollars; gates, 100 



dollars; cabins, 200 dollars . . . 500 

 100 head of cattle, 900 dollars ; 20 sows, 



&c. 100 dollars; sheep, 1000 dollars . 2,000 

 Ploughs, waggons, c. and sundry tools 



and implements . . v~^P ! '. v ; . . . 270 

 Housekeeping untit the land supplies 



us l [ -^ ..... 1,000 



.ibiihj-.-tep -fciv, s 



Carried over . .. 13,100 

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