Robert Carter writes to Colonel George Mason, August 28, 1727, concerning land that is to be divided between Mason and his sister who is married to John Mercer; he complains of the poor description of the lands, but sends warrant to Mason.

     I find by your Letter of the 24th Instant you are
willing to give to give to Mr. Mercer the first choice of the Ld. between
you and his Wife and also that you ^are willing to Enter into bond for
her Acknowledgemt. of the Land in form of Law after She comes
to the ^undoubted Age of one and Twenty but there are so many Considerat^ions
further to be had before I shall think proper to part with any
money to Mr. Mercer that fo I beleive it is his best way to Strike
up a bargain with Mr. England

     As to the warrts: you desire your Entrys are so loose
and unintelligible that I cannot guess where the Land lyes and I
am Altogether a Stranger to the place where Lacewell now lives
if I remember right he did live upon the Goose Creek upon Lands
that Mr. Thomas the Surveyor hath taken up for me however being
not ^un willing you Should loose the Labour of your Messenger I have sent
you two warrants as near your discription as I could Collect if they
do not answer your [illegible] ^Interest you must return them to me again And
pray if you Send any other entrys [illegible] let the Lands be so particularly
Discribed by some known runs or places that I may be able to guess
at the Lands I give out Warrants for. I must own you have bin always