Gideon Buckingham, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 February 17

Author Buckingham, Gideon

Date17 February, 1772

ms number772167

abstractBuckingham to Wheelock, regarding the sale of enslaved people Nando and Hagar

Dear Sir
I recd yours by D.tr Smalley, could Send you twenty or thirty ^Pounds^ in York Bills but underſtand it will not anſwer therefore have conclued to get it changed as Soon as poſsible and find it is to Mr Pomery at Hartford, dont know but I shall be Obliged to Send it to New York upon Account of a late Act of this Colony — I called upon M.r Leavenworth and had Some encouragement of the Money but have not got it as yet. Nando will not hear anything about coming to Dartmouth cannot underſtand by him that he gets any thing beforehand but says he does not intend to be a charge my Father is willing to ſell his right in him but does not comply with your propoſals with regard to Hager. have not as yet heard from the reſt of the Heirs but shall go to Judea in a few days when I shall call upon Cozen Northrop with his Account. The land in the uper end of the field and uper Meadow I beleave will ſell with a reaſonable time for payment with^out^ much loſs perhaps 12/0 or 15 / pr Acre. I am sir in great haſt will write you more particular the next Opportunity
we are all in health I am Sir Your huml Servt Gideon Buckingham
To Doct.r Eleazar Wheelock at Dartmouth
From M.r Gid.n Buckingham Feb.y 17. 1772
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