The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-03
or5-io4, saca PHILIP CLAYTON, Etari,,.
THos. LEWIS, ]. P.

Quest l. Were you intimately acquainted With Ro-
berts Thomas, Eiquire, deceaied of the Senate
Of the fare os Georgia, during the laf. .eon of the
Legislature 4, Augna, and did he live in your hou!e
during that felton,
Cd Had you or hid Won not conversation with him
on the fubieef Of the fale OF the weGern territory
of this Rate, whilf that lubleGa in agitation,
before after that time
Sd Did ne or did ne not tell you give you to
derland that he held i,are or flares in iome one
or n,ere the companies who purchaied the lands,
aud did lle or did he not make known to you that
fuch lhare flares were given TO him by the COM
pany companies witiou, being liable to pay any
money therefor, and that his certificate differed
from thofc gwen to Perions of the iegiature iii
that reipect !
18th. Are you or are YOU not acquainted with io,ne
Of the grantees of the iaid companies,
and have you or have you not heard Come or
o. tse, faj that the iaid Roberts Thomas did
receive gratui,cus certificate for iharc flares
in the purchale, and that he would not be content
with one in the utuai form
5th. Have YOU or have you rot heard the faid Ro-
berss Thomas fay, that he received auy fun or
iuTs of money from any ofriie companies, er anr
iildyldua OF thole companies, either IN eoniidera'
on OF his flare or flares, or otherwie, for beng
in favor OF the fale of the land have you have
you not heard any member of either of the ia;d
companies declare, that the fad Roberts Thomas
did receive any fun funs of money for or on &C
count Of fuch flares otherwiie, from any Of the
members OF the fad companies for that conGdega-
ticn.
9Th. From every circumstance which has come to
your knowledge, do you do you know or
believe that the iad Roberts Thomas, or any of
the members OF the laR legislature, were abioutely
intereited in the purchae Of the weaern lands, or
did receive money or other thing to induce them or
nun to vote for the jae thereof.
7ui. Did you or did you not undcrttand from the
queiton YOU nut to Roberts Thomas. when he
brought you the money, and the manner in which
he sniwered It, that he had received the money for
his vote IN the Legislature, being in favor Of the
fae of the land9
sth. Do you or do you not know the afIociates Of
the REFLECTIVE companies?
Quett. i.--drf7uer. was intimately acquainted
with MIR. Thomas he did live in my houfe during
that fcIion.
Cd. He mad before, at, and after the Pafling the
a&
Sd. Afer the pafIng of the az he brought = conf
derabe fun Of money my hsufe, and aiked me
10 take care of it /; believe it was two shoufsnd
dollars---on which af1ed him how ne got it. or
if he got it for his proportion of the land or words
t. that efe6t lie aid, it is nothing 10 you, take
care Of it, and lnliled.
in. IN acquainted with the grantees Of the conf
-panies, never heard it from any of Them.
9Th did not, but had my opinion.
9Th. do not know, but iuPpoie they were, from
general fuppoftions.
9TH. did iuppofe, from knowledge of Mr.. Tho
mass circumstances that he could not have go, that
FUN fmoney unets it had been in that way, either
directly or indirectly
9Th. do not. Mr.. LongRreet executed renunci-
alton of dover lands belonging to the Georgia
company, in favor of MIR. Msher
(Signed) Pill CLAYTON
Swora 20, rs aforela;d