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are done with them.
I have the honour to be Sir your obedient Ser't. John Spry Morris.

Hon. Joseph Howe

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From [?Mr.] Smith
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Chester 17th.June, 1842
To Hon. Joseph Howe}
Dear Sir
This day I received yours dated 6th May, concerning what I knew about the land at Indian Point, the property of Tobias Cook. All that I know concerning it is that when Joseph Paul the Indian delivered the Deed to Tobias Cook there was no money paid. A note of hand was given of ten pounds the consideration money mentioned in the Deed. Joseph Paul delivered the Note to me to keep until payment was made. J. Paul made no complaint to me that he had not received payment on the note. After his decease Tobias Cook demanded the note from me. I asked him which way he had paid the amount of the note, he said in goods, provision, and money, and he Cook being an illiterate man he could neither read nor write and could not keep any account. I took his verbal word and no heirs making any appearance after some years I gave up the note to Cook. The land at that time was uncultivated, and as to the value of it I cannot ascertain. There was no cultivation there to my knowledge until Cook made the first improvement. Yours truly James Smith [?Servt]