Item Number:
0473
Description:
Extract of Letters sent by the owners
of the "Speculation Land Company" - signed by James Thompson, Goold
(sic) Hoyt, James B. Murray, and Arthur Bronson. 1. Letter of
Instruction to Jacob Hyatt dated March 10, 1825. Hyatt is told to
see a number of specified people in Rutherford County and to inquire
about purchasing their lands, and to obtain a contract and price for
each executable at a later date. The purpose of which was to create
a settlement, the location of which was to be determined later. He
is told to act as a farmer from New York wanting to relocate to the
area. He is also told which lawyers to use. Hyatt is also instructed
to inform "those settlers that purchased land from Augustus Sacket
that the new owners will treat them fairly both in regard to the
prices of the land and terms of payment". In those cases where
"their title is not valid or for other reasons they will take legal
measures to dispossess them". (For additional correspondence between
the owners of the "Speculation Land Company" and Jacob Hyatt see
Patton P.16 - 45.) 2. Letter to Joseph Caron, Esquire dated March
11, 1825. This is a Letter of Introduction for Jacob Hyatt to engage
Carson as legal counsel. 3. Letter to Jonathan Bloom dated June 10,
1825. The letter states that Bloom is to act as a conciliator on
their behalf to the people who "have been abused by Sacket". 4.
Letter to James Stevens dated January 31, 1826. This letter
references the need of having a local individual, preferably from
Rutherford County, to serve as their local agent, and asks for
recommendations..
Date of Item:
1825-03-10
Category:
Supporting Documents
Location:
Box 7
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color of title and in others by re=entry of patents and that among
the latter description some of the sons of Col. Erwin have gone on to
the lands in Rutherford and the father of Mr Graham the lawyer in
Mecklenburg. Should this be the case you will see that the
necessary legal measures are immediately taken to dispossess them, or at
all events to prevent their holding by length of possession, which we
understand is seven years in North Carolina-but at some time you may
inform them we shall be ready to make bargains for the sale of the lands
to them on fair and liberal terms-. In short it is our desire that
people in that part of the Country, should know that while we wish to
obtain peaceable possession of what we are legally and justly entitled
to, we mean at the same time to make great exertions to build up the
general prosperity of the counties in which the lands lie-.
(signed) James Thomson
(") Goold Hoyt
(") James B Murray
(") Arthur Bronson
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Extract form letter to
Joseph Carson Esqr
dated March 11, 1825
Mr Hyatt will explain to you our views and will retain
you in our service, and he will assure you that we with to obtain in the
most peaceable manner, possession of our rights, and after having
effected this object to do all in our power for the general advantage of
your country.
(signed)
James Thomson
Gould Hoyt
Jas B Murray
Arth Bronson