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great distances apart; the most, or wh-
-ole of whom, are claimants through
one, two, or more, intermediate con-
-veyances.
Captain ^Rice was the granter of near 130.000 acres
^in the Western District; he was also entitled to one sixth part of
all the land granted to Mimican Hunt.
He devised 46.000 acres of his lands to
his brothers, sisters, & Jesse Benton, after
which, he deuised 5000 acres to the
Poor of Cumberland. His executors
sold to Judge Overton, 55,000 acres,
which added to the devises, exclusi
-ve of the devise to the poor, amounts
to 101.000 acres. Capt Rice died indebted
to Col Polk of N. C. in ^a sum which,
in 1822, amounted to $5,500. as its, for
the payment of which, Elisha Rice
conveyed 11.000 acres of the lands of Rices
which were granted to Hunt, incumber
-ed, however, with a claim of Col Ben
ton, an other creditor. These lands were
conveyed by Polk to M^r Murphy decea
-sed, whose executor, Judge Murphy, has
made arrangements to pay off the debts
of Colonels Colonel Polk & Colonel Burton. From a
letter of Judge Murphy accompanying
this communication you will discover
that the Judge has other claims for small
parcels of this estate; tho the manner
in which he procured them is not
mentioned. From an other letter herew-
-ith sent, written by M^r J. Rice of Mad
ison County Alabama, you will dis-
cover how extremely improvidently this