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of navigation. I propose also to go to the Illinois where I
expect something considerable may be done in the Land
way. I wrote to you from Botetourt advising you to
purchase old Officers Surveys as soon as possable, I now
repeat the advice: you need not hesitate about Price
provided you can [struck: find? it] get it on the River at or near the
Falls; the Prices here are past all Conception, and for those
Places in a short Time a Man may make his own
Terms. The Land [which] I have seen exceeds my Expectat[illegible]
for Goodness of Quality, but falls short as to the adva[illegible]
water & navigation; but I have not been within [illegible]
Miles of the Ohio yet. The Land I have located [illegible]
low down on the Ohio or some of its [illegible]
to [illegible] as much more there as I can in preferen[illegible]
some thing better, more remote.

Mr Samuel Beall adieu John May

P. [illegible] we have just now heard of 4 other
persons being killed near us which
I fear will prevent us from surveying
for some Time. April 17th 1780