| 5of the money {illegible: due and?} all for
it. I hope therefore you will
loose no time in attending to
this matter for us, & so soon
as you ascertain that Thompson
grant is the oldest, if it be so.
I hereby authorize you in
my capacity as chairman of
the committee appointed by the
for {illegible} {illegible}
Executive Committee last {illegible: summer?}
to conclude a purchase of
the land covered by that grant
for the University of the South.
{illegible} the importance of {illegible: ext-------}
Thompson claim, that purchase
would shut out the {illegible: estate?} from
all that part of the tract which
is of most importance to us. You
will of course make the {illegible: best?} {illegible}
you can as to how much shall {illegible; word is obscured: be?}
paid in cash & how much on time
& {illegible} {illegible} me in C.O. for the cash
I have consulted Col Armfield {illegible} | 5of the money {illegible: due and?} all for
it. I hope therefore you will
loose no time in attending to
this matter for us, & so soon
as you ascertain that Thompson
grant is the oldest, if it be so.
I hereby authorize you in
my capacity as chairman of
the committee appointed by the
for {illegible}{illegible}
Executive Committee last {illegible: summer?}
to conclude a purchase of
the land covered by that grant
for the University of the South.
{illegible} the importance of {illegible}
Thompson claim, that purchase
would shut out the {illegible: estate?} from
all that part of the tract which
is of most importance to us. You
will of course make the {illegible: best?} {illegible}
you can as to how much shall {illegible; word is obscured: be?}
paid in cash & how much on time
& {illegible} {illegible} me in C.O. for the cash
I have consulted Col Armfield {illegible} |