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believe three families in their own houses, and if the same mode of proseding be continued with them we have a prospect of seeing a settlement that will be usefull to the town as well as advantageous to themselves may possibly enable them to laugh at the squibs that ignorance or ill nature and contempt has indused some silly body to through out against them.

The return of them with their families the age of their children and the letter and number of their lotts we could not compleat not knowing in a number of instances who some that are not building for them selves are at work with and some of those that are thus employed have not yet been placed on their own lotts. My ill health for three weekes has put it out my power to do more than just see to their being daily served with provision [etc]

As to your order to survay for the Frenchmen that lives on the Island as you mentioned at Chezettecooke the land he asked for is the land you lately desired me to survay for Ebenezar Crowel between Kisers and land purchased for Crowels son - two escheated lotts containing each 50 acres, shall I divide the two lotts between Crowel and the Frenchman, these lotts were laid out for 50 acres each but the lotts to the north having been measured from the north side and the lot to the sutherd from the south side there remains for the two lotts insted of one hundred acres nearly two hundred and the division of then would perhaps statisfy bouth.

I have the honour to be
your ever obedt [obedient] servant
T. Chamberlain

Hon. C. Morris, Surv Gen.