SETTLEMENT IN THE WEST 199 
William Bakewell to Audubon & Rozier 
Fattanp Forp 10 Ap! 1810 
Mess’ Aupuzon & Rozirr 
Grnt® 
T have at last settled the whole business with M™ Josh 
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$ 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? with the carriage to convey 
the money—postages &c.—I charge you 114 per cent 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# 
& they have no trouble in the business compared to what I have 
had—TI 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 88 dol’ which was the price the mare sold for—I expected 
one of you Gent" would have come to the Eastward before now 
it is I expect M™ Roziers turn this Spring 
I had one forged note returned at the Bank out of the 
money of MT 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* 
Kinder’s receipt for the order 
They have got a considerable quantity of ore out of the 
mine !? some lead & some copper but I do not hear of any being 
yet sold 
2 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. 
