Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-06

t.. IS !, lion al the mouth sof Gumberlauu
az would confirm me insrry resolution to
% on. asked him If col. Burr was 70
meet him down the river. He said = WAS
probable, but he did not say where Das
lie seemed 70 speak of henouth Of Aum'
sberland as being the place where ne was
10 meet him.
Mr. Blennerhassett. Did I not observe
information wonld also be given 20 you
at Limessone, or the Falls, and AZ other
places down tie river! A Yes You sa I'1
that IshouM get better information than /!
had received al Marietta. Nr. 81. Did
you uos understand that The farther yoe
went down the river. ard the nearer You
rot Ia the Ouachita land, the better intor.
NATION you would receive about that land !!
a undcsstood from voa that Iwoold re.
Eceige such satisfactory information down
the river, as would determine me 70 60.
on.
Thomas Bodily.
Col. Burr. Do you know Of my pur
oasses ofland of col. Lynch! a 4 do
i .fsink in the month of September 1906,
while col Burr was 10 Ken1uckY he ADD
col Lynch came 10 my Office. was clerk
s of the circui. court in Kentucky, and mlae
was an Office of records. They stated TO
me that they were making consract tor
land, and asked me 10 draft deed tor
them. Twas at thar tia1e much engaged
myself ! made memorandum OF me
terms which they explained loae, and de.
fecsed one of the young men insthe otace
to draft deed. The deed dldnot please
them and saother was drafted, winch was
recorded ia the Office Of Wrl. Todd, NO
,arv public. After the deed WAS drafted
they showed ale the plot OF lard, and col
Lynch told me that he had sold his interest
ar part OF his lnseresrin the Ouachi,a grant
that col. Burr had stitled 3. part ofihe
purchase money with Mr.. b Livingston
aud had received the balance in Kentucky
bank bills and drafts on New York.-A
part OF .hs bills myself received from
col. Lynch in psyn,ens Of a debt.
Mr.. Burr. About thattime was there
not a great deal Of conversation abous
Spapish war A Tiers was a greas deal.
@ Were not expeditions asains. the Spa /.
nish territories a very common 'ofic 4
The Spanish was frequently talked OF at
mus,ers. War was considered as inevlta.
Bile andi, was said 20 be SO stated 10 let
ters from the commander ID Chief on tie
Sabine.
Mr. Burr. Was there rot q general ar
dor on the subject, especially among The
younger parsel the conimaniiyl A lnere
was. There was grea, zeal in some
parts of tie countfy. a great many ex.
pressed Willingness 10 join IN The war -
There are many young msn IL Asaiueky
al suy time ready 10 eagsge ina war that
is authorised by the government, and par
.cularly in one With Spain.
Cross. Exanfnea-
Mr.. Hay Il il customary to have
deeds reeerdsdin noiariaIoffi \ II
is, when the deed is - gotoa Different
state.
Mr. Hay asked Mr.. Wiekban if there
was not copy Of lhat rsoef ia cours.
sr. Wickhaw replied :s,as there was no,.
Mr.. Hay As tie paper has been mea.
toned it is better TO produce Il 10 oeurt.
Mr. Rurr. AS genslemc'l had said my
purchase OF Oaactlisa laad vas all pretence,
| wished 10 sF,ow that moaey had been
paid On hat transaosion- did nor come
here With my deed to establish a title
Mr.. l4cl2ea TO Mr.. Bodley. Did you
see The deed? A saw the original. It
is;now on record, and reeolloct its con-
tents.
1Er, 4NcRea. How much land was this
deed for ! am 20, certain about the
nssnher Of acres; but the impression en-
my mind is tia. i, was for 800, GOO acres.
Mr.. Hay did you no, understand from
the part ess,bstsFe period had expired fer
compiyiug with HE conditions 81 ssastrop's