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� Williamsburgh 21 Nov 1829 Wm Carleton Esq Dear Sir Yours of 14th is recd -- you need not give yourself any anxiety about my not receiving the money from Hill & Stewart any sooner, as it was my own neglect in not calling for it -- As soon as I can settle with the Collector + surveyor I will [something stricken] ascertain [inserted] the taxes of this year + send to Hill & Stewart for it --

There [something stricken] some in prospect now of [something stricken] sales of land in this town, + possibly Mr Erwins lot may find a purchaser among the rest. The best lots in the town [inserted] are now offered at $1.00 per acre +3 + 4 years credit [inserted] + a number are lately sold at that + more are expected to be sold [inserted] in the spring -- The exceeding low prices at which the State is continually selling lands is likely to for many [inserted] years to come [?] convinced the proprietors that they must either keep their land for a long time till the taxes eat it up, or sell it for just what they can get, they therefore have concluded to reduce the price to what others offer at, viz $1.00 per acre -- Mr Erwins lot is not of the saleable kind + perhaps would not sell quite so high as others, but if he will set his price + terms of payment I will try to get a purchaser for it -- I think it may possibly [underlined] sell at $1.00 -- at 4 years credit with interest, but certainly not higher -- perhaps not quite so high as long as there are better lots to be had at that price -- I will be trying to find a purchaser in the meantime on the best terms I can so that when his answer comes there may be a chance for a immediate sale In haste Yours respectfully MG --