George Nicholas to Wilson Cary Nicholas, contains observations on his land in Kentucky, Mercer, Fayette, part of Lincoln, and the road from Limestone to Lexington. He has good prospects for crops of corn, tobacco, flax, and hemp and notes that "parties run high here. I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with politics," but is trying to put in motion something for the encouragement of home manufacturing. Urges his brother to purchase land but not to buy any until he has come and seen the country. George Nicholas's findings on his travels to several cities., 1789 May 08

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