with said negroes & was thare convicted of steling & remanded
back to Ala to Abide the penalty of the law & on his return met
his Just reward by Getting drownded at the mouth of cumberland
River on the ohio in attempting to make his escape I recovered &
Braught Back said 4 negroes or as You would say coulard people
under the Belief that peter the Husband was accessory to the
offence thareby putting me to much Expense & Truble to the amt
$1000 which if he gets them he or his Friends must refund these
4 negroes are worth in the market about 4000 for thea are
Extraordinary fine & likely & but for the fact of Elopement I
would not take 8000 Dollars for them but as the thing now stands
you can say to peter & his new discovered Relations in
Philadelphia I will take 5000 for the 4 culerd people & if this
will suite him & he can raise the money I will delever to him or
his agent at paduca at mouth of Tennessee river said negroes but
the money must be Deposeted in the Hands of some respectabl
person at paduca before I remove the property it wold not be
safe for peter to come to this countery write me a line on recpt
of this & let me Know peters views on the above

I am Yours &c B. McKIERNON

N B say to peter to write & let me Know his viewes amediately as
I am determined to act in a way if he don't take this offer he
will never have an other oppertunity

B McKIERNON