Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11

told him his doom if he offered 20 locate:
a military warrant OF their settlements:
upon this he desstsd and went to kcnt,,:-
KY with his Tights--in few days after
this, report took place, that the Loyal
Company, of whona we had not heard f,r
ten years, had petitions at certain houses
on the main road, and that their enissa.
lies were persuading travellers, pedlers
and all sorts of people to sign them. Girls
We cali the black schemc.)- The settlers
Immediately drew up petition and sent
it to the governor and council. Naw %
these petitions cannot be found in the re-
cords, it is evident they have been kept
back. Well, on the 10th day Of Decrm.
Der, l773, an order came out, whereby
each settler was allowed Fifty acres for SET.
Ting, and Fifty for every three acres OF land
he had cleared I; then few words were put
into the order, which, at FIRST sight, wouit
seem to be in the company's favor. which
is as follows" Which shall be taken az
g. parts of the grants 10 the companies re-
spectively. when thu iand Office shall be-
"open to them" Now when I'VE read
the next and last clause OF the order, We
ind there was not one settler bound to Sc
crecy under the company, but were at IL
berry if they preferred bargain with tho
officers. Here is an inconsistency---how
could the land be taken IS parts of the
grants, IL bought from the officers. 1t Is
cioar 10 US that Dunmore and his council
put in the above words to get the compa-
nies oh, rs they had at that time been
twenty four years begging grant from the
crown and never got II. As The people
we're at liberty 10 prefer a bargain with
the officers, on the same principles, were
they not at liberty 10 prefer NOT surveying
until the land Office was open Ye.--and
they did prefer not surveying, and i, is
dispute in our country--some think the
half of the settlements made on waste
lands was surveyed in IVA and l775, and
others say the half was not surveyed
The reason was, when the surveyor cana
to pay his cursed visit, vast plumbers of
! The people sent him away as he came, and
some that continue TO thi. present limc
scared him oil with firearms, and would
rot SETTER one acre OF land TO be surveyed.
Hero we will take SOME notice of Pendle..
tons bill In chancery, which is the moss
cursed bill that ever was laid before a til.
buHai crowded with wilfuEand known
falsties. We find where he addresses tic
! chancellor in The following words: "Ypur
oratuf-charges that these surveys were
made soy specific CONTRACT between tho
"agcnt and each individual, to pay the
"company the stipulated price with inte-
rest" Numbers are dead and removed.
and we sincerely believe il can be proves,
by more than Fifty respectable men, that
Thomas Walker, who was their agent, did
| not attend TO one survey that was made i'm
IVA and l7T5, either in person OF by IN
stFumen,s OF writing, or any other way,
whereby such contract was proposed 10
the peoplc---but the settlers were scared
by wilful falsity that came out OF The
surveyors mouth, as viii appear by the
following dispositions -
Wdshmgfon county, Virginia,3
September Soth, 1905.
James Bryant came before, me, Samuel
Meek. a justice of the peace for said coun1
y, and made oath, that in the year l77T
certain John Floyd, surveyor, came TO
his house and told him, the said Bryant,
that the soldiers were coming to take his
land, and swpre they would take il If he
would not let him, the said Floyd, survey
il. Said Bryant says he was scared add
suffered his land to be surveyed, and that
he the said Bryant, bad never known auy
thing about the Loyal Company, nor any
other claim but tho kings. Sworn to, the
above written date.
SAM. MEEK.
Washington county, girginia.
Collin Mckinney came before me, Sa-
muel Meek, and made oath, that in the
year lz7+, certain John Floyd came to
the house of this depodeut and told him
that the soldiers were coming To take his
land, without he, meaning M'Kinney,
would let him, the said Floyd, survey his
land--and this deponent further states. az
that time he had never heard of tf,s Loyal
CompaDy's claim. Sworn 10 this 3olh day
oil September, 1905.
SAML. MEEK.
WasdingtoH county. Y,rginia,
David Snodgrass came before me, Sa.
muei Meek, justice Of the peace for said
! countys and made oath, that abou. the year
I77S, certain John Floyd, Col. Christie
and Col. VIM. Edmis;on, came 10 tho
house OF this afiant, aud told him that the