The same reasons which prevented me from giving tliem the Trouble of Sollicitation, or taking any other steps for obtain? my Just demands induces me at this time to make them a proposal, that in case they will give me Milri's tract which cost Sir Peter h\xi a Trifle & is now not worth more than half my demand I shall give them a gen^ Release of all Claim upon the Estate, and I hope you will do me the Justice to believe that I have no other motive whatsoever for making this offer, but what arises solely from my Regard for his heirs, & their Connection w^ith me, which from my own natural disposition would prevent me from taking any other measures unless reduced to an absolute necessity of so doing, and I hope the plain honest manner in which I have represented the affair will induce them to Comply with so reasonable a proposal.

Should the Indians give any disturbance to the Surveyor I shall wuth pleasure use all my Endeavors to accomodate the matter, & make them easy, and I hope by next post to be able to send you the Leases &a with such information as you require

I ?hall push the affair you wrote upon to M^s Cosby, & shall do all in my power to obtain that Tract for you, or to serve you in any other shape in ray power, and you may be assured that I am.

The Honble 01. DeLancey Esq^