May the 13 1825
Colo S F Austen
Sir I feal myself bound from the treatment I have receivd from
you to inform you of my fealings they are Raught to the highest
pitch I appeal to your prommises [you] know how for you
complyed with them I came to this Colony with every assurance that
I would be governd by one of our Countrymen whom I had
antispated the grates satisfaction of spendin the Remainder of my days
with [With] these expectations I have spent the three Last years
of my life in poverty and misery Looking forward for beter times
part of the thime fed with soft words and fair promises but sir I
appeal to you your own brest to say how fair thay have bin
complyed with I am now efferd one half of what some others are that
have just arive in the country [and] take this for the begining
Reaping the rewards of my Laber and I have to say arangement for
me to go to work I have to say all confidence is Lost deceivin one
perhaps in another deceivd as I am by my commander I feal it
my unbound duty as a free man to exclaim against him it ever has
bin my disposition never to harber anything in my brest against
any man without leten him know it I therefore consider myself a
free man and an injured one if I could got justice I should be
settled and attendin to my bisness I therefore thak this methon of
informing you Regardless of conciquences it apears all confidence
is Lost I feal myself prepard to meat the worst and unless I am
plast on an eaquel footing with other men feel it my duty to seek
redress to the Last extents now [no] doubt the justis of my cause
will bear me out I seek now privat advantage of you but Rest you
asurecl if I commence with you I Leave nothing undon to the best
of my skill and ability, though it is not my wish to enter into bisness
of that kind it has bin my determination to seek my redress if I
distroyed the interest of myself and evry other man in this provence
Know I leave it to yourself to gave me justes if you will put me
off with a half League of Land I will except of it but you may rest
asure I am not satisfyed with one half Leag if you will gave me
the half of the 47 Leag and one half of a Leag up this River of
half of the 7 or 8 Leag in the bay you will find me disposed to
render my services for the benefit of the colony as fair as is in my
power but if I am not satisfyed you will find I can do you or the
colony as mutch Injury as any other man though it is not my wish
I want nothing more than is Reasonable you gave me as you see
proper and I think you will gave me justis I shall start for the
guadalope or further in the morning and perhaps I shall return
hear in one or two months I will except of the half Leag of Land
you oferd me but perhaps it will better for the Community at larg
to deal justly by me you will pleas sen me what you intend to
gave me
Jacob Betts