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Milledgeville 28th June 1810 Dear Sir, your favor of the 31st ultimo I have received, and would have written you by last mail, but having gone to my plantation on a visit, the heavy rains which fell so unexpectedly raised the river that I could not return in time. you will however ere this, have seen Colonel Handin who no doubt has informed you, that I gave him my notes for $300 in part of my note to you according to your wish, but as I could not give the Colonel here the security he wished, nor feeling at liberty to ask any one here such a favor it was conditional, depending upon a settlement between him & yourself on his return to Savannah. my desire to accomodate you both induced me to give him a declaration from under my hand that I would give ample security so soon as I came to Savannah, which might probably be between this and the