Bailie, John

The Hope /
28\th/.May 1820 _ /

In obedience to the command /
of His Excellency the acting Governor, /
conveyed to me by your letter /
of the 19\th/. Inst. I have the honor to /
transmit to you for His Excellency’s /
Information three Lists viz+ : /
N\o/. 1 _ List of my present party /
. 2 _ List of the persons for whom /
I paid Deposit money in part /
of the 8+ 1,240.
. 3_ List of the persons to whom /
I was to have distributed only /
fifty acres of land. _ /
The party of which I was /
formerly the head, continued in Such /
a State of fluctuation that it has /
hitherto been impos+sible for me to /
forward to your correct Lists of the /
parties formed for His Excellency’s /
Henry Ellis Esq.\re/ information /
7+c. _7+c. _7+c. _ /
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information. As soon as the /
formation of the parties shall be /
completed I will lose no time in /
transmitting the return. /
With reference to the Deposit /
money, I take the liberty of observing /
to you that there are many persons /
who have already left the party, /
others who are on the point of /
leaving it, who all look to me for /
the remainder of their deposit money /
and for the liquidation of their /
accounts. /
I regret that persons who /
came from England with me, should /
have so far misrepresented any part /
of my conduct to His Excellency the /
acting Governor, as to induce him to /
command the insertion of the concluding /
Paragraph of the letter with which
you honored me on the 19\th/. Inst. /
I have the honor to be /
Sir /
Your Most Obedient /
humble Servant /
John Bailie. _ /