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WHEREAS Francis Tennill, • Efq. hath afperfed* tf charatter by reporting that I have been concerned in furveying lapfed land; ih my own jiiftification I am ncceffi* tated to ftate this matter fairly s .. :j . 1 . ;When the books1 and papers belonging to the County*Sur-veyoiV-Offio# were fi*ft put into Majfcr TcnnilPs hands, Jobferved him forting out fuch plats as had. been furveyed bypurchafe Warrants, the term of which, as limited by lawwas then nearly expired, after which they were deemed liable to a refurvey ; I took his example, and alfo fingled out fome plats. He went down to Savannah, and promifed to write ipe word how to proceed in this matter, but before he did,' the praftice of tfcfutveying land that had been furveyed on purchafc warrants -was become very cuftomary j numbcr-lefs applications were made to me to point out fuch land. I found gentlemen of charkfter ( whom I can name) were engaged that way. ' Fearing the chance would be loft, I joined With AirVeyors and tpilots, and had one trad of iooo acres, and one of aoo; the former of which I. dropped, when I found tfeatCol. Thomas Napier'was before hand with me; the other tra^f a certain :Tarrancc had refurveyed, and.obtained it from me by a caveat; I then-appealed, and Major Tenriill gave me three bounties on Buftaloe for my. chance; he alfo joined with Mr. James Dawfon, borrowed my ioooacre'warraht, deputized Mr. Zachariah Fox purpofely to goarid fiirvey the other iooo acres, which Col.. Napier was concerned in. Thus the Whole blame fell upon me, and from a confcioufnefs of my; own innocence I thou Id :have borne it, had not Major Tennill in a manner extorted the fecrct from me by his'ungenerous treatment.As the chief of thefe-matters -were privately tranfafted between us, it is not in’my power to prove them; but I will be qualified to every Word-here aflerted, and can prove thewhole of Dawfon’s affair.—-As my character (which is all Xhave to depend ‘upon)-is ferfte^ag-in the opinion of fome ofmy friends,-arid totally funfed kt ’that of others, who, I find, have turrtefi theirintereft entirely againft me, I hope thefehints-WHfnotibe'attributed to malevolence, and the chagrinof difappoiitment, but abfolutely neceflary in my own via*dication.X ah the public’s mbit obedient humble fervant,- ] SAMUEL CAMP.Augujla, Feb. i, 1787. 7
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Augusta Georgia State Gazette Or Independent Register
Augusta, Georgia, US
Sat, Feb 03, 1787
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