it was all would be well. It grieves me very much the loss of the bush and the loss of that piece of land. The very trees that I gave myself to the sheephard that was at that wharrie where the boundary ought to come was loaded with peaches this year. I would think that according with native custom would bear some weight with them in insisting on your getting it as you first held, or Alex held it. That is what I want you for mostley to see if you can settle that matter if not done now it is gone forever besides there is many other things I would like to see you about. Bear the forgoing strongly in mind as now is the time or never. Yours always Archibald John McLean