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Dear Sir
An opportunity by Captain Hite who is about to go to Virginia
presents itself of sending some bonds, which I had intended to have left with you,
when I came to this country, but there not being then due, they were with
other bonds, not due, put away, and I forgot them, when at your house. I have likewise
sent you Mr Hites account against the Company for his services in the Grant business.
Capt Hite has appliped to me for it, he says he wishes to make some settlements
with you while he is in. I have given the Captain the account - this account
was made to the year 1780 in order to make the settlement the spring following
at which time it was agreed the arbitration should be made at Richmond {unclear}
and I believe the parties met for the purpose. I know some them did- but Colonel
Taylor advised that as Mr Randolph could not be had - the arbitrations should be put
off untill after the suits with the people were determined. Mr Hites accounts
end in 1780 - there is no charges in the book which have since that time show Mr
Hite did some other services after that time. I kow he attended in Richmond at the time
appointed to arbitrate - and was there a very long time waiting before the other parties
cause. and I believe that was the last time he was in Richmond, and I do not ^think he
was out afterwards in the neighbourhood, there were no depositions taken after that {unclear}
and I believe no surveying except what waas done by me! (The last surveying done by Mr.
Hite was in Berkley). in the year 1795 Mr. Hite attended on the south, was to show the owner
of that surveying you {unclear} in the year (I believe) 1789. Then their agents met at Colonel
Greens and settled their accounts, Mr Hite then presented this account for settlemet, Colonel
Gree objected and observed that every family had an agent, and inserted that each family
should settle with their own agent - Mr Hite thot it unreasonable that the agents should
be paid in that manner, and mentioned that the most of the business had been done
by the agents of their family - Mr Hites account was not admitted and was to be left to this
arbitratirs, their artbitration will never take place, and I do not expect any settlement
for those old claims will ever take place between the company, and to Hite and to Hite and
the other agents, who acted before the settlement of 1789 will be obliged
to look to their own families for payment.