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It being our determination to form an early
 
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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settlement on the lands you are serving for [illegible]
 
and our associates, we have concluded to offer the  
 
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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following encouragement to search substantial persons
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1. to the person or persons who will undertake
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as shall be willing to become settlers thereon.
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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
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1. To the person or persons who will undertake
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to erect a saw mill and grist mill in situation
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which shall to 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
 
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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two hundred acres of land adjoining to and meet-
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ING the requisite Mills seats for that 2 Mills aforesaid
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ing the requisite Mills seats for that two Mills aforesaid
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at the rate of 20 pounds per 100 word cut off
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at the rate of twenty pounds per hundred [word cut off]
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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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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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give to such undertake sure one hundred twenty eight pounds in cash, to assess him in erecting these
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Mills. 8
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Mills.
  
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2. The first of 50 Cent lbers Shelby at Liberty to
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2. The first of fifty settlers shall be at Liberty to
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shoes in what surveys they will fix their residence
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choose 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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such surveys shall be divided, the four hundred acre lots
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in 2/2 in the illegible illegible lots in 2 illegible thirds
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in 2/2 in the illegible illegible lots in two [illegible] thirds
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and the 1000 ikor lots into fourths or fifth
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and the one thousand acre lots into fourths or fifths
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and the parts to be granted to the settlors shell work cut off 8
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and the parts to be granted to the settlers shall [word cut off]
 
be determined by lot; so that they do not take
 
be determined by lot; so that they do not take
 
up more than half of any one survey line that they
 
up more than half of any one survey line that they
 
quantity taken up by each sefler do not exceed
 
quantity taken up by each sefler do not exceed
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200 or 300 acres
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two hundred or three hundred acres
 
and that
 
and that
 
the whole life together in one lot. For the land
 
the whole life together in one lot. For the land
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is to be granted the company will accept of 20
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is to be granted the company will accept of twenty
  
 
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