To Lawrence Lewis, 26 Jan. 1808

To Lawrence Lewis

Mt Vernon Jany 26. 1808

Dear Sir,

I will thank you to send me the answer I drew to the bill in chancery brought agt Ashton & us, as I wish to alter it so as to state the accounts of the legatees, more specially in order to draw from the Court the principle on which all the accounts shall be settled.

I return you the settlement made with Spotswood & his bond for the balance made by that settlement, together with a statement which I have made showing, (unless I have blundered in figuring) that the balance due from him was $1208.75 instead of $705.80. If after examining my statement you find it correct, I think you ought to lose no time in getting the settlement rectified & the Just balance secured. I wish you may not find this a troublesome business to manage with the person whom it concerns.

I send you your brothers letter respecting the Surry land, and as I shall in a few days be obliged to leave home for Washington, & as you have already had some correspondence with Colo. Fountain respecting that land, I will thank you to pursue such steps as you may think best in conjunction with your brother for selling his & our parts of it.

Colo. Fountain will perhaps undertake the agency or advise us to whom to apply. He can inform you of the offers made him before coming to any written engagement.

     I find it noted on the papers I have that Colo. Thos Lee gave a bond for his purchase of personal property at the sale. Please look if you have it & at your leisure let me know. I am Dr Sir very sincerely yrs

Bush. Washington

Colo Washington will take the bonds.

 

To Mt purchase this day1                                     $368-

To Interest from Jany 22, 1803 to Sept 22 1807              103-4

To purchase this day                                         1522-

To Interest from 3 July 1803 to Same time                   385-84

To purchase this day                                     8,8820-83

To Int. from 7 June 1803 to same time                      2271-32

                                                            3471-03

By your port[i]on of sales made to the legatees

1/23 of $7714.5 is                                          335-43

B. ditto of 7923.81                                         344-51

By do—70840.28                                              3080-1

By do 5475-45                                                238-6

<mutilated>By do—12235-72                                   531-98

<mutilated>y do 14920                                       648-69

                                                            5178-68

By Interest on 335.43 from 22d Jany 1803

to 22d Sept. 1807                                            93-89

By do on 344-51 from 7 July 1803 to same day                87-21

By do on 3080-1 from 7 June 1803 to same day               793-10

By do on 238-6 from 10th april 1803 to same day             63-55

By do on 531.98 from 14th april 1803 to same time          141-60

By do on 648.69 from 5th June 1805 to same time             89-40

                                                            1268 75

                                                            5178-68

                                                            6447-43

                                                            5815-51

F. Lewis                                                  12262-94

13471.03

12262.94

1208.07

Source Note

ALS, ViMtvL: Esther Maria Lewis Chapin Collection. BW addressed the letter to Lewis at Woodlawn. BW added a note to the cover of the letter: "Will you come down tomorrow morning with your gun & dog? Mr Turner will be very happy to shoot with you, & all of us to have the pleasure of yr company at dinner. BW Tuesday-"

1. Everything after the post script is written in Lawrence Lewis's handwriting.

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