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But H. his. Plenipotentiary after an interval of upwards of a month after this Excellency's arrival from the north, during which time I have expended on the ground an additional sum of upwards of seven thousand dollars, has by repudiating the acts of Capt. R. Johnston Eagle, in charge of the fort, and of the land officer authorized to transfer lands, again opened up the question which had been determined by these officers, as to Capt. Meck having implemented the terms of his grant; and in consequence of being of a different opinion upon this point, stopped my buildings when more than half completed, and referred the case to the decision of this indemnity, leaving me without any indemnity for the considerable pecuniary loss I have sustained in consequence of the ground having been formally transferred to me by the Constituted Authorities against whom (myself) no ground of complaint is alleged.

I have to bring to Your Lordship's notice the peculiar hardship of my having to plead a matter of this nature before Your Lordship, at such a remote distance, while the buildings now remaining in an unfinished state, will of necessity be...

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197 But H. his. Plenipotentiary after an interval of upwards of a month after this Excellency's arrival from the north, during which time I have expended on the ground an additional sum of upwards of seven thousand dollars, has by repudiating the acts of Capt. R. Johnston Eagle, in charge of the fort, and of the land officer authorized to transfer lands, again opened up the question which had been determined by these officers, as to Capt. Meck having implemented the terms of his grant; and in consequence of being of a different opinion upon this point, stopped my buildings when more than half completed, and referred the case to the decision of this indemnity, leaving me without any indemnity for the considerable pecuniary loss I have sustained in consequence of the ground having been formally transferred to me by the Constituted Authorities against whom (myself) no ground of complaint is alleged. I have to bring to Your Lordship's notice the peculiar hardship of my having to plead a matter of this nature before Your Lordship, at such a remote distance, while the buildings now remaining in an unfinished state, will of necessity be...
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197 But H. his. Plenipotentiary after a hionth an interval of upwards of o after this Excellent's arrival from the horth, during which wouth I have in terms of my obligation to build, Expended ou the ground an additional suene of upwards of the thousand Bollars, has by repudiating the acts of a. 6. R. Johnston Eagle, in charge of the fort, and of the land officer authorized to transfer lands, again opened up the question which had been determined by these officers, as to Capt ? Meck having implemented the terms of his grant; and un Consequence consequence of being of a different opinion upon this point, stopped my buildings when more than half completed, and of this. indemnity referred the case to the decision for. leaving the without any inden. for the considerable pecuniary toss I have sustained in consequence of the ground having been formally transferind to me by the Constituted Authorities and aganist whom (myself) no ground of complaint is alleged. I have to bring to four Lordship's notion the peculiar hardship of my having to plead a heatter of this nature before Your Lordship, also remote a distance, While the buildings now remaining in on unfinished state, will of accepity be
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But H. his. Plenipotentiary after

a

hionth

an interval of upwards of o after this Excellent's arrival from the horth, during which wouth I have

in terms of my obligation to build,

Expended

ou

the ground

an additional

suene of upwards of the thousand

Bollars, has by repudiating the acts of a.

6. R. Johnston Eagle, in charge of the fort, and of the land officer authorized to transfer lands, again opened up the question which had been determined by

these officers, as to Capt ? Meck having implemented

the terms of his grant; and

un

Consequence

consequence of being of a different opinion upon this point, stopped my buildings when more than half completed, and

of this. indemnity

referred the case to the decision for. leaving

the without any inden. for the considerable pecuniary toss I have sustained in consequence of the

ground having been formally transferind to me by

the Constituted Authorities

and aganist whom (myself) no ground of complaint is alleged.

I have to bring to four Lordship's notion the peculiar hardship of my having to plead a heatter of

this nature before Your Lordship, also remote a

distance,

While the buildings

now remaining in

on unfinished state, will of accepity

be

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