Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, March 1780

Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, March 1780

A letter in which May claims to have heard that profits could be made on the purchase of Settlement and Preemption Claims because many of the claimants didn't have the money to pay. May desires to purchase the lands out from under these people and make a profit.

Beall-Booth Family Papers, 1778-1953, Filson Historical Society

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