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The residence of Lochlan McGillivray & his son the General; here are ten apple trees planted by the father & a stone chimney, the remains of a house built by the son, & these are all the improvements left by the father & son. These people are some them industrious - They have 40 gun men - nearly 300 cattle - some horses & hogs. The family of the general belong to this town - he left one son & two daughters. The son is in Scotland, with his? grandfather, and the daughters with Sam Mac,Nac a half breed, their uncle. The property is much of it wasted. The chiefs have requested the agent for Indian Affairs to take charge of the property for the son, to prevent its being wasted by the sisters of the General or by their children. Mrs Durant, the oldest sister, has eight children. She is industrious, but has no economy or management. In possession of 14 working negroes, she seldom makes bread enough, & they live poorly. She can spin & weave & is making some feeble efforts to obtain clothing for her family. The other sister Sehoi? has about 20 negroes, is extravagant & heedless, neither spins nor weaves and has no government of her family. She has one son, David Tate who has been educated in Philadelphia & Scotland & promises to do better.