Robert Carter writes to his friend and manager Robert Jones, August 28, 1727, requesting that Jones view some lands George Mason has offered to sell Carter, and give him an opinion of their quality as they are adjacent to Carter's Falls Quarter.

     Mr. Mercer hath Several times proposed to me
the Selling Some Lands he hath in right of his wife and that at
present belonging to Colonel Masson and her but as yet undivided
Colonel Mason agrees that he Shall have his Choice after Division
and that these Lands lye bordering upon my Land where
you live I would have you inform your self from all the Neighbours
that can give you intelligence of the Quality of this Land
I would also have you take a Particular view of it if Mr. Mercer
comes to Show you where it lyes and pray if you do go upon
it be very Particular in your Observations and give me your
own thoughts of it how much good Land you See and how Servic
able it may be to me for the use of the Falls plantation Mercer tells me
Capt: Strother was the first Encouraged him to make the Offer to me
and Perhaps he will go out with you and may be acquainted wth.
the Land already but let not the thoughts of others Sway you but give
me your own Opinion as to the Quality of it upon your view If
what Mercer Says of the Offer Mr. England has made him be true
I Expect you will hear nothing from him about he it he Says Engd.
Offer'd him £20 a hundred nay £25 if the Company he is Concernd in
would agree to it but in my thoughts if there be so large a Quantity
of Land in it that is good as Mercer tells me £15 per hundred to take the
whole together will be full the worth of it which [is] the needfull at present from