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Your Mr. [Tonge?] mentioned to me something
Respecting a proposal of purchasing Boyd-Ville
& other lands in that Vicinity for a permanent
Settlement of Indians, and desired me to
Converse with my Fraternity belong[in]g. to the House
of this County, & write you on the Subject, Since
w[hi]ch. time have only seen Mr. Allison he did
not think it wou[l]d. answer any Good purpose
-- however shall acquiesce with you in the
affair if you think proper to make the
purchase or any other System to serve the
poor Indians, Here is on Gaspereau River
and at the Lakes at Parrsboro', ( where
the Indians are now Settled & generally
reside Summer & Winter) places that
I think will answer well for Settlements of
Indians, of w[hi]ch. will write you more fully
hereafter __
Respectfully
yrs
J.C.