The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-05

tnal ~ efw2rus the Iaii w iAinon moved the depo-
printed certificates from thesTennelee coin,
psny, from the Georgia company, for ifty-ix
| thouiand acres, igned by Jane Cum, Matthew
nj Aliilter aud George Walker me believes, and two
printed certificates from the Geora RIliiip5 COM
rany; thar the fad Wilkinion informed tic Gepon-
ent ,he iirit written certificates had been given
up aud that ne mad received the .t printed
| in lieu thereof.
(S;gacd) DAVID GLEN
SNctn as, aforcCaid.
ROBERT FLOURNOY \, efu. being duly fworn,
faith, that the la i-,ion of the legislature before
the laft, he made an acquaintance with Judge PEN
deton that the laid judge Pendeton contemplated
! and made propoias the Legislature purcfaie 4
part OF the vacant territory that ne then ofersd the
dePonent ihare, provided the buineis iucceeded-
that not being the CAFE the deponent attended the
lat felton,, when that lubeS the carpet u
gain. That when WilliAm LougClreet called the
deponent morning, his lodgings, and informed
him tina, he, tho deponent, was fet down for (hare
OF $4,000 acres, iii the Georgia company tina. the
deponent informed that he was iet down by
the influence OF general Gum: the deponent further
faith, that the meetings ot the Georgia Millippi
company held at the deponents quarters; tha,
he was p-cent a. Come of their meetings, and dur
ing the patage of the al for the dpofa Of the WEI
lands, he thinks general Gum fen for the depo-
| nent, and aoed han, If he was intimate with Henry
Mitchell, elqure, fenator from the county of War
! ren The deponent anfwered he was. Gen. Gum
then requeited the deponent to go him the iaid
Mtchsl and proPofc to him to take ihare of 49,
600 of the lands the fame terms of the other
purchaiers, and the iam:c time TO urge him to vote
for telling the land the iaid Gum mentioned that
captain Ralnes had fhare Of $4,000 acres or there
abouts, VINO brothcrinlaw to Mr. Mitchell, but
| that Mr.. Mitchell ihould have fhare executive of
that. The deponent did make fuch propofal, which
T.s-l, III r. r. 4 . 4
that the fad general Gum requeGed him at fonle
time during hat ft.on, and before tie bill for Gc-
ling the land paiied, go Roberts Thomas a
member OF the fenate, from Hancock county, and
| know if he earneh in The buinels, for that h.
fearful he did not intend to be uniform for he
afraid the fellow frightened, or words of that
! nature that the deponent did call on Mr.. Thomas
for that papofe who told him chat he meant to be
uniform. The deponent, after the riii1g of the le-
giaature, Gaw the laid Thomas in the Rreets of Au-
guila, when the iaid Thomas made this obfervati-
OIL" They blame for speculation will
| lPecuate Flournoy, YOU have been fpecuating all
your life and viii make more money in years
than you have made in your whole lie" The depo-
| nent replied, believe you have made more III two
| months, or leis time.
(Sigaedy R. FLoURNoY.
! SwoiIito, as aforciaic.
ROBERT FLOURNOY, Efq. further faith, that
Roberts Thomas, Eiq. in conversation on the iub-
jef before the meeting of the laf Legislature told the
deponent he ihould be in d favor ola iale as he
thought II would be advantage the fate, If it
came forward in = favorable flape. The deponcnt
further faith that General Gum like,siGl told the de-
ponent during the fitting of the Legislature, that TO
member Of the Legislature GIould or could expect
to have Aare ifhr didnot vote for the bill.
(Sig7eGJ z. FLOURNOy.
THoMAs LEWIS.
JAMES SiNfNfs, Efq one of the representatives
from the county of Columbia, being duly fwcrn faith
that he had frequent conversations with Roberts
Thomas, E. member Of the Selare OF this fate
the laG feion of the Legislature at Augua that the
| deponenr did frequently, during that lehion, and
whili the act for the difpoal of the Wetern terrific
ry was in agitation, advile the faid Roberts Thomas
MOTTO vote for the lale OF the lands, tina the aid
Thomas faid there was an opportunity Of making
iomething very clever, and if he did for it, he
wonld--the deponent told the faid Roberts Thomas,
that the purchaiers wou!d deceive him, and after he
which the honas replied he You'd d0 ,aLe ca re
! to make hinfelf fecure before he gave his vote
nc depunent further iai,h that during the lat
iefon OF the leglature whil the iaid bill for the
dIipoal OF the weltern lands on the carpet ge-
neral Sunn called the deponent, and told him
| that he was fearful the bill would be loft. Luke
Mann, eiq. amember of the fenate, as the deponent
underltood that day. voted sganit the bill; Gum
| then faid, Simms iuppofe from what have heard,
you are poor man, and you now have an opportu-
nifty OF making iometllng handfonefor yourleh and
family, if you viii prevail Mann to vote for the
bill will give you $4,000 acres of land. The de-
ponent further faith that the fad Gum told the de-
Ponent he would give the fame, if he would get Mr..
Woods fenator, vote for it, or any other member
of the fenate that he was in company with Mr.
John King, and Mr.. Samuel Wright, two members
OF the fame fenate, at their quarters in Aurufa-
that conversation aroie about the ie of the WEI
tern lands the deponent expecting himief oppsfed
to that mealure, the faid John King and Samuel
Wright told the deponent he ought not to oppole it
for he might make fomething clever, if he would
come int the meafure, words of that nature.
(SigusdD JAMES SIMAIS.
Sworn to, as aforeiaid.
BURIAL POPE, efq. one of the members of
the lat and prelent ienate of this ltate being duly
worn, iath that being member Of the fenate at the
lait ieion OF legiflaure he lodged at MIR. erberts
IN Augufta, with Mr.. IIarrifon Muigrove, then
member of the houle of representatives, from the
laid county-that one evening, whR the bill for the
hiPoal OF the weaern territory was in its pa(lape
the laid Mulgrove told the deponent he had found
out more than he knew before that he had dir
covered there were two flares in Cummings c,,o
Pany referved for himlelf and every member that
would take them the deponent further faith thar at
another time ilid Afuigrove fIia to the deponent
friend Pope, am authorized TO tell you that YOU can
have hundred ptfiupne vo,,r ,,srt