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It being our determination to form an early H settlement on the lands you are serving for blank H and our associates, we have concluded to offer the age following encouragement to search substantial persons age as Shelby willing to become settlers there on. H one. to the person or persons who will undertake H to erect a sawmill and grist mill in situation H witschel do you or other agent by us appointed yche appear most suitable for the accommodation of the H greatest body of the expected settlers, we will DRAN H 200 ecars of land adjoining 2 and meeted H ING the requisite Mills seats for that 2 Mills aforesaid H, at the rate of 20 pounds per 100 word cut off H to be paid in the illegible other settlers are to pay for there are lots, as hereafter mentioned. We will also H give to such undertake sure 128 pounds in cash, 2 assess him in erecting these H Mills. 8 H 2. The first of 50 Cent lbers Shelby at Liberty to H shoes in what surveys they will fix their residence H such surveys shelvin be divided, the 400 acre lots H in 2/2 in the illegible illegible lots in 2 illegible thirds H and the 1000 ikor lots into fourths or fifth H and the parts to be granted to the settlors shell work cut off 8 H be determined by lot; so that they do not take H up more than half of any one survey line that they H quantity taken up by each sefler do not exceed H 200 or 300 acres H and that H the whole life together in one lot. For the land H is to be granted the company will accept of 20 H page 2 EDE 20
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Philadelphia March 7. 1786. [illegible]
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It being our determination to form an early
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settlement on the lands you are serving for blank
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and our associates, we have concluded to offer the  
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following encouragement to search substantial persons age as Shelby willing to become settlers there on.
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1. to the person or persons who will undertake
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to erect a sawmill and grist mill in situation
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witschel do you or other agent by us appointed yche appear most suitable for the accommodation of the
 +
greatest body of the expected settlers, we will DRAN
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200 ecars of land adjoining 2 and meeted
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ING the requisite Mills seats for that 2 Mills aforesaid
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at the rate of 20 pounds per 100 word cut off
 +
to be paid in the illegible other settlers are to pay for there are lots, as hereafter mentioned. We will also
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give to such undertake sure 128 pounds in cash, 2 assess him in erecting these
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Mills. 8
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2. The first of 50 Cent lbers Shelby at Liberty to
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shoes in what surveys they will fix their residence
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such surveys shelvin be divided, the 400 acre lots
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in 2/2 in the illegible illegible lots in 2 illegible thirds
 +
and the 1000 ikor lots into fourths or fifth
 +
and the parts to be granted to the settlors shell work cut off 8
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be determined by lot; so that they do not take
 +
up more than half of any one survey line that they
 +
quantity taken up by each sefler do not exceed
 +
200 or 300 acres
 +
and that
 +
the whole life together in one lot. For the land
 +
is to be granted the company will accept of 20
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