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or me only if my Brother in Law to whom I left the care of my 

 farm on Statten Island Should be any Ways successful in In- 

 listing men for this Corps let him have a Little money and will 

 be much obliged to you if you will take a little Concern in the 

 management of that place. Should a little money be wanted for 

 repairing the fences & other Damages done by the troops be so 

 good as to advance it at any rate I am apprehensive that a Great 

 Deal of money may be made on that place if it was properly 

 managed, as matters go at this time." 



To Gilbert Meyer Captain McDonald writes : " Use your utmost 

 Endeavors to put the farm in the best order, Especially to have 

 it immediately properly fenced & endeavor to raise every thing 

 that can Command money. You should endeayor to get a couple 

 of Good Gardners & make all the Garden you can — Endeavor to 

 get As many men for this Regim't as possibly you can & keep 

 them along with yourself on the farm close at work until a 

 proper Opportunity will offer to transport them here. 



" You will Speak to Jno. Simerson & if he is inclined to dis- 

 pose of that Small tract of land Between mine & the Mill dam & 

 joining to the tract he Soldd to Mr. Wm. Black As my farm is 

 destitute for want of Water 111 give him as much an Acre for it 

 as Col. Simmons or any other honest man on the Island will think 

 it worth. You will please give my kind Comp'ts to Mr. Charlton 

 [rector of St. Andrew's church] & Colo. Simmons & tell them 

 I beg the favor they w'd assist you in making this purchase & 

 how soon the purchase is secured so that he can't go back from 

 his word I shall order the Money to be pd Upon the Signing & 

 Delivery of the deeds. If the Affairs of America are liked to be 

 Settled this Summer You may expect to see our family there." 



Seeking promotion at the hand of Lord Amherst, Captain Mc- 

 Donald wrote : 



" Two Years ago I troubled your Lordship with a Letter 

 Solliciting for the Government of Crown Point, to w'ch I was 

 honored with a Suitable Answer by your Lordship — Matters of 

 another kind now Oblige me to repeat the trouble — 



