Your kinil favour of the 11 of last month I should have answered long stnre, but postponed it expecting still, from time, to time, a conclusion of my unhappy affairs, which was not at a period until last friday, tho the ctfects were advertised to be sold by auction, the 28 of last month, nor realy would not now but that I posatively insisted on it, but when it did goe on, M"". lyle exerted his authority to the very utmost its true he left me a bed, for which I'm extreamly oblig'd to him, tho I understand it was at the request of M^ . Sutter, to whom he swore hee'd sell it, he never even paid me the compliment of a kettle to boil my victuals tho he sold 8, I told him when he came to town, that I intend'd giveing him up every thing, my cloaths & linen except'd, & if he call'd for them, he should have y'", when I men^l linnen, I meant what belonged to the house, as well as myself, tho at the same time had not the least thou't he would dispose of any thing of the kind, he said he would not deprive me, of what belong'd to my self but every thing else he expected, my assurances did not satisfye him, he searched every corner of the house, only the back room where I sat, & you may judge Dear Sir in what condition, there were several of the neighbours w^l have bid for things for my use if I'd allow it, but Mr. Sutter was so good natur'd he insisted on trying for the cow, she was rais'd to ^£5-5 & he offer'd to pay the money down, but I declin'd it being under obligations to him before, did not chuse to add that to the number, which happen'd very well as to that, for Mr. lyle dispos'd of what little was left, & then the cow w^ be more expence to me than she was worth, as fother is so excessive deer and indeed scarce any to be had, she was a very good creature, my next neighbour w*^ have given £6-10 for her, but that he heard she was design'd forme, -- there was 2 fold Table cloths left in the Car without design, which he took out & sold, when I heard that I sent him 3 pair of sheets & 2 cloths more & desir'd catey adems to tell him had I known he intended selling the house linnen, I would have had y" ready but