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Murfreesboro 18^th Oct^r 1820

Sir

Your letter of the 30^th August last, did
not reach my hand unti 14^th inst, owing
in part to my being Absent, from the seat
of Government for the space of 4 weeks past,

I am greatly obliged by your at
=tention to my request, relative to the de
=scription of Colo Johnson sword; but
Sir your price so far exceeds any sum
which has been spoken of here, that, I am in
=duced almost to negative the proposition
for sir the price of one sword say $1200
is at least double equal to what has been
thought by men of some information, would
be the cost of both-

But as I am willing to admit
that Colo Johnsons ^sword agreeable to your
description, must be one of first rate, I
will propose giving you eighteen hun
=dred Dollars for two sword, equal in
size, and equal in richness of mounting &