a drawback can't be, however she is determined to do justice, and

very sollicitous that I should sell her other Rights in this Coimtry

concerning which she promises to send me farther opinion. As

you spoke to me when at this place concerning the purchase of the

rem"", above the German-flatts, & promised to have M^. Jones's

opinion upon it I should be glad to hear whether you have done

so & what are your present resolutions, being very desirous to

settle her affairs as soon as possible.

HON : OL. DELANCEY TO SIR W^. JOHNSON.

New York ye 26 Octo. 1765.

Dear Sir

I this Day Rec'd your favour of the 10^^ Insi advising your Letter from Mrs Cosby respecting My Purchase of the Land on the North Side of the Mohawk River which she is surprized should turn out so mugh Less which I beleive must hapen by the firfit

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Surveyor not Taking tlie course of the River or Indeed not Giving Himself The Trouble to Survey any of the Lines I made no Doubt She would be willing to do Justice I am still Determined to make the Purchase of the other side but find she cant make a Title for the same as it is now circumstanced During Her Sons life nor Afterwards unless Lady Augustus and y^ Duke of Grafton first Convey to Her their Right of Reversion to W"' Cosbys Lands as one of them is Heir to His Estate after His Death and She has no title in Them I should imagine She could easily Prevail on Them to convey their Right of Reversion to Her and than I would Purchase on that Title I thought I had wrote to you before of This but cant find I did.