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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives, 
Haywood Co, NC  June 1997
by Wanda Stalnaker: <JimOStalna@aol.com>

Waynesville   10th of March 1824

JOHN G BLOUNT Esqr

Sir 

    I received a letter from Major BLOUNT on the 19th of 
January last dated near Jonesborough.  In his letter to me 
he states that Mr. LOCKEHART informed him that he 
(?)ted JAMES HAWKINS at a Court in Nashville which was
shortly to commence & that he was to have the will of 
JOHN STROTHER proven & would immediately forward to 
me a certified copy.  Whether this is not done to 
answer is a question in my mind for he told me the 
same kind of a tale was a year ago (this for your own ears).
Things are suffering here  very  much for the 
lack of an authenticated copy of the Will or a 
Deed, I have had several sets of costs to pay 
lately for lack of the necesfary papers to
support the suits, one of which was for the Little 
Town Sect. opposite the upper Warmsprings,  
I am really afraid to proceed on with any Business
until I receive something to substantiate your claim.

I Expect to move out in the Indian purchase near 
Tuckasijah River which will be throwing me farther 
from those Lands, and there a certain ZACHARIAH CANDLER 
who is anxious to be employed in Culling & Selecting 
out your Lands, he is well qualified for 
that kind of Businefs, But still I do not know 
how I can recommend him, owing to his character, 
as he stands implicated as being concerned in 
counterfeiting Bank notes yet I suspect he cannot 
be convicted from the evidence, he is still urgeing 
to be employed & which would suit my present 
situation, But these are things with yourself.  
His qualifications otherwise is good. He lives 
8 miles below Asheville on the Warm Springs road

I have rec'd from Mr. GOOCH fifty Dollars of your 
money but I had to apply it to payment of some of 
the cofts.  I am as I stated above afraid to do
anything in the Businefs until I could proceed with 
ome kind of Certainity.  My Brother Informs that 
there has been some late decision in the Supreme
Court which goes to invalidate all Grants which had 
issued on Certificate of Surveyors which were 
signed only by Deputy Surveyors, if so this is 
the casewith all your Grants in this Country, 
do examine this Business and inform the cat(?) 
that it goes that may know how to (?).

I lately recd a Circular from a Committee of your 
town of whom you were the Chairman, in favour of Mr. 
CALHOUN’s Election to the Presidency in opposition
to the Caucus Ticket, The People here are very much 
opposed to the Caucus Candidate generally; But a 
great majority are in favour of Genl JACKSON, yet
they are willing to support Mr. CALHOUN provided 
it is discoverable that JACKSON's support in the 
different States is not as strong as CALHOUNs, yet
they flatter themselves that if the Peoples Ticket 
in this State can prevail over the Caucus Ticket & 
it is dicoverable that JACKSON's interest in the
other States are Greater than CALHOUNs that the 
Electors on the Peoples Ticket on the event of their success 
will give their support to JACKSON or if otherwise that it 
is discoverable that CALHOUN's interest is the greatest 
in the other States that JACKSON 's friends will go 
with CALHOUNs in their support of him against the Caucus 
Candidate so that  there may be no division
among the electors of the Peoples on the event of 
their success  - -

I am respectfully your friend & ob't servant
ROBERT LOVE


JOHN GRAY BLOUNT Esqr.

(transcribed from a photo copy of the original letter by
Wanda Harrell Stalnaker,
4th great granddaughter of Col. Robert Love)