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been using cast-iron bolts, which I find astonish- 

 ingly cheap, and ultimately serve the purpose 

 equally well. 



Sir, — I now send you a Reply to the Queries in 

 your Letter of the 22d February, which, however 

 trifling, I am sorrow to say, from my engagements 

 on differents estates through Scotland preparatory 

 to sales this spring, where my personal attendance 

 was necessary, it was impossible to answer sooner, 

 and will be extremely sorry if my delay has re- 

 tarded your operations of planting for a single mo- 

 ment, which is of such infinite importance and va- 

 lue ; and from the increasing prosperity of the Bri- 

 tish nation, the demand and rise in price holds out 

 such cheering prospects to landed proprietors. You 

 will easily perceive that in less than forty years, the 

 crop on the ground will be of more value than the 

 land it occupies, and pay a fair rent for the land 

 after the first ten years. I will be most ready to 

 supply you with any farther information from time 

 to time on the subject. I am, 

 Sir, 



Your most obedient Servant, 



R. M. 



Stirling, N. B. 

 19th April 18^5. 



To John F. Burke, Esq. Greenwich, Kent, 



