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Marietta, Sept 24^th 1825

The Honourable W^m Carrol

Sir after taking my
leave of you at Nashville I proceeded immediately
to where the boat sunk after continuing there a few
days we got the boat in a situation to go ahead and
ariv^d at Portland on the 26^th of August after delivering
our goods as directed I went on to Frankfort with
the letter you gave me direct^d to Judge Barry
whoom [sic] I ascertain had mov^d to Lexington where
on the next day I ariv^d and had the pleasure of
an interview with him. Mr Bledsoe & Mr Bodley
When I presented the order from you they uniquivoc
ally express^d their approbation to the payment of the
same but having no funds immediately at there [sic]
command they wrote a letter expressing [sic] there opinion
that it ought to be paid and if the money Could not
be obtain^d from the State Treasurer they were willing
to borrow the money and become responsible themselves
for the same in conjointly with the other part of
the Committee & trust to the decision of the Legislature
when they should sell Those Gentleman advis^d me to
to return to Frankfort immediately when they thought
the arrangement propos^d would be acceeded too [sic] without
any further trouble. I did so and went by the way of