ROSS COUNTY OHIO - Letter sent to Manuel Job PEARCE from Richard HARTSHORNE
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This is a copy of a letter sent to Manuel Job Pearce of
Bainbridge, OH,  Ross Co.  I'm not sure where the original 
copy is.


                              Rahway 11th mo 8. 1831

Respected Friend
   Manuel Pearce

      At the request of thy Brother John Pearce, I write to inform
thee, that he is in good Health, and still resides where he has
been for a considerable time past. A short time since he was to
see his friends in Shrewsbury, and found your Sister and Brothers
as well as usual, but all are anxious to hear from thee and thy
family, as they have had no account of you for a long time past.
On the other side of this paper thee will find a copy of an as-
signment or Quit claim given by thy Sister and two of thy Brothers
to John for their right to what property may be obtained for the
family from the property of I believe your Greatgrand Mother, who
seems to have a right to a considerable estate in the City of New
York now held by the corporation of the Trinity Church in that
City, against whom a bill in Chancery is filed by some of the
Heirs, they are urged others to join them in suit, and among
others your family, and John is requested to act for them, and for
that purpose the assignment is made, and if thee approves of it he
wishes thee to have one prepared of the same tenor of theirs as
now sent in thy own name, as if he does act he is desirous you
should all agree. If the suit is prosecuted and anything is re-
covered, Johns agreement is that the Brothers and Sister shall
have the one half of what he gets, and wheter he gets anything
or nothing the expenses to be altogether his own, and no cost to
any of you. A part of the Heirs have appointed a Committee to act
for them, one of the said Committee is your Kinsman Tyler Lafetra.
they are desirous that John should come in and sign their agree-
ment, this he has under consideration, and I believe wishes to
hear from thee before he comes under engagement with them. I
shall now conclude with repeating what thy Brother John says are
the terms for which he undertakes - the expense to be altogether
his own, and whatsoever he may obtain he takes the one half to
himself and the other half to be equally divided among his Brothers
and Sister - John is desirous to be affectionately remembered to
you all and much desires that thee would let him hear from thee as
soon as thee can after thee receives this - I am with desires for
the Welfare of thy self and thy family -
                               Thy friend  
                                 Richard Hartshorne