Letter to Andrew Pickens from John Lewis Gervais, August 20, 1787.

Letter to Andrew Pickens from John Lewis Gervais, August 20, 1787.

1787-08-20

John Lewis Gervais of Gervais & Owen writes to Henry Laurens, Leonard DeNeufville, and General Andrew Pickens.

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Pickens, Andrew

Cox, Danielle

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Ms. 433, Letters / by John Lewis Gervais, 1785-1787.

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Received the 20th August 1787
Charleston
Col. Philgott

Genl Andrew Pickens
at Long Cane
At favor of W. Hurst

Charleston 3rd August

Dear Sir

I received your favours by Mr. Michau-- but I have not seen him Since, nor any Garden Seeds -- I am very happy the Creek Indians continue quiet. There was no reason to expect it -- I hope it will last & that they don't mean only to gain Time--

The profession of Friendship of the Cherokees at their general meeting & promises / respecting the white man that was killed in their nation & that nothing of the like shall happen in this nation-- does not accord with the Treaty-- the fellow who committed the murder should be delivered up-- as the matter stands they have infringed the Treaty--

I have received no Letter from Mr. Hawkins who is in Congress, we have wrote to him again lately pressing him to get the Business finally settled & remit us the Money-- I wish you would write to him also--

We could receive no Money from the Treasury for the time you was in the Assembly, nor for the Amount of Military Duty-- Therefore we settled it in discount for Duties-- Thereupon you will take ten pounds as you propose at the Store-- & we Credit the Store here for that sum.
The remainder is paper to your Credit-- as we did not recollect - if the amount for Militia Duty was to be passed to your particular Account, or to the Account of the Store-- is the persons who were to receive the Money were indebted to the Store or not

Mr. Owen has paid me in your Account £100 which he received from Mr. E Rutledge-- the Sum you sent from St. Helena by General Pinckney--

Nothing transpires of the proceedings of the Convention at Philadelphia-- only they don't expect to break up before the end of the Month--

Mrs. Gervais her tempt to you, as also Mrs. Owen. Mr. Leavenworth has wrote to us since he went up-- but has not informed as yet whether he will take 2/6 per Bushel for his Salt-- Which keeps us in suspense Whether to send any by the way of Savannah to the Store or not.

I am Sincerely

Dear Sir your most Obedient Servant

John Lewis Gervais