for Sir Charles Dabers, who purchased the Right of James Allen,
No. 18, in Sunbury Township, and desired Peter Carr might be fixed
in that Township. If Sir Charles's families will accept of the
same quantity of land as Captain Spry's and Mr. Morris's have
done, I should be glad the lots were laid out in the same manner
for them. I have only to add with respect to Sir Charles's two
families that you will be pleased to furnish them with such
provisions as may be necessary for their subsistence and draw for
the amount. As to my families Hendrick and Baker, and West--who I
am desired to attend to and who I am informed talk of prosecuting
me--be pleased to furnish the ungrateful fellows, if they mend
their manners, in such manner as best consists with strict
frugality--for the large sums I have expended in the purchase of
my several Rights and in prosecuting schemes of settlement
(together with the sums I have been under the necessity of
advancing to the Society, and still must advance to discharge a
protested will of Glaziers, in this extreme scarcity of current
specie) makes such an order prudential.

I hope you have taken the cattle from Brooks, or received the
worth of them for me and be pleased to inform me particularly of
the state of the families. You no doubt will hear from Halifax of
our petitioning the Government to confirm our division of lands
and therefore shall say nothing about it but refer you to Capt.
Spry and Mr. Morris.

As soon as the committee of Montreal will be pleased to furnish us
with cash we shall write to you about finishing the Mills: till
then nothing need be said about it. I should however be glad to
know what sum you think would put the Mills in working order. I
intend, and it is my fixed resolve to be on St. John's River as
soon as the weather will permit in the Spring, which will be about
the 1st of May. If Mr. Ogilvie should not send you an order to
furnish James Marrington with provisions--who was to settle
General Burton's Right--I think it advisable to take that family
for Sir Charles Dabers, as General Burton is dead, and the family
without credit can't subsist.

I am, Sir,
Your Much Obliged
And Very Humble Servant,

PHILIP J. LIVINGSTON.

We may be pretty certain,that the complaints of the settlers mentioned
by Livingston were not entirely unreasonable. They had not anticipate