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estate has been managed. He states, that
at the death of Captain Rice, there
were many large oustanding debts,
many of which, ^have been satisfied by
sheriffs sales of parts of this estate, at
great sacrafices [sic] - that the execu-
tors sold large parcels of these lands
& appropriated the money, not to
the satisfaction of outstanding debts,
but to their own use - that he is ig-
-norant himself of ^the situation of the
estate - has not yet received his own
share of it - & refers me to Judge
Murphy for information.

Other gentlemen, I have ascertained, cla-
-im small parcels of Rices estate, but
like those already mentioned, through
several intermediate conveyancers, -
consequently, contend that they are in-
-nocent purchasers, for fair & full con
-siderations.

Believing that by ^lawthe ^law constituting me
an agent for the State, that I was
vested with discretionary powers to
make compromises & accommodations
with claimants, in the business of
my agency, I proposed a compromise
to most of the adverse claimants, but
my overtures were in every case, rejected.

On ascertaining that no part of the
devise to the Poor could be procured
by compromise, & my power extending
no farther than to amicable aran-
-gements, I dispaired of success; tho
I believe, if an [energet?] & active agent,
with power to prosecute a suit, whereby