Your Favour of y« 12'ii Instant in which you Decline being concern^^. in the Purchase of M" Cosbys Lands and that you^ Readily agree to My Purchasing them I am Obliged to you for the Proposall and am Ready to give for them as Much as you oflered for Them or as Much more as any other Person will give that is Able to Pay for Them So that I have to Ask the favour of You to fix the Price.

The Mortgage is in Lady Warrens or Lord Ansons Hands The Exact Sum I cant Tell you as I cant lay My Hands on the Copy I had of it.

As to your Paying any Stipulated Rent for the Lands of Milr I am not anxious about as I am persuaded any thing yo do to it will Rather improve than Hurt it So Shall leave to your own Discretion what Shall be Done as I imagine you^ be the Purchaser when it is Sold

Herein I Enclose you the Deeds you Desire, Viz, Indenture of Release from

Joseph Clement to S^ W™ Johnson Deed from Phillip Phillips Deed from Do

Deed from William & Elizabeth Powell I shall again Put Lady Warren in Mind of Your Desire to have

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 801

the Bond Delivered to you. I have only to Add that I am \vith Greatest Esteem

DrSir

Your most Obedient Humble Servant * Oliver DeLancy

Sir William Johnson B*.

endorsed

New York Febry 28th 1762 Letter from OUver Delancy Esq' w^h proposals.