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William Edkewell to Audubon $ Rozier 



FATLAND FORD 10 Apl 1810 



MESS S AUDUBON & ROZIER 



I have at last settled the whole business with M r Jos h 

 Williams I have allowed him for the two thirds in cash 3 per 

 cent & have remitted to Messrs Kinder's 7838.50 on your 

 account. The quantity was surveyed to 170 acres at 47.5 

 per acre 7998.50, from which was deducted 160 dol s for dis- 

 count 



As I have had a great deal of trouble & anxiety in this 

 business & had to find assistants in surveying with several days 

 attendance, dinners &c for the whole party several journeys 

 to Norris Town and also to Philad a with the carriage to convey 

 the money postages &c. I charge you 1% P er cen ^ on the 

 purchase money which I hope you will think not unreasonable 

 as I believe it is under the charge of the land brokers in Philad a 

 & they have no trouble in the business compared to what I have 

 had I feel as if a great burthen was taken off my back now 

 it is all finished. Out of this you will please to present Lucy 

 with 38 dol s which was the price the mare sold for I expected 

 one of you Gent n would have come to the Eastward before now 

 it is I expect M r Roziers turn this Sparing 



I had one forged note returned at the Bank out of the 

 money of M r Williams & one dollar a counterfiet, but I had 

 stipulated that he should take any faulty ones back. He paid 

 about a third of the money in specie so that I was obliged to 

 take the carriage with it. I took it to the Pennsylvania Bank 

 & got an order on the Manhattan Bank in N York & have M r 

 Kinder's receipt for the order 



They have got a considerable quantity of ore out of the 

 mine 12 some lead & some copper but I do not hear of any being 

 yet sold 



"The lead mine at "Mill Grove," which with the remaining Audubon 

 and Rozier interests in the farm had been taken over by Dacosta's com- 

 pany in September, 1806. The failure of Dacosta followed in about a 

 year after the date of this letter. 



