The Kentucky Gazette

MR. BRADFORD,

A advertisement has lately appeared in your paper of the 23d ultimo, forewarning all persons from taking an assignment on a bond given from Frederic Baker to Lucas Sullivant and myself. The illiberality of this publication compels me to appear in the public prints, for the purpose of doing myself justice and recriminating a species of conduct in Baker, which deserves the censure of every honest man.

In November 1797 Mr. Sullivant and myself having the disposal of some lots in the town of New-Garden Mr. Baker became a purchaser, and gave us his bond, payable for the said lots, in three and eighteen months On our part, we gave him the obligation listed below, for a security in the sale of the property, to wit:—

"This shall oblige me, my heirs executors
and administrators, to convey
or cause to be conveyed unto Frederick
Baker, his heirs or assigns, two
lots of one quarter of an acre each, in
the town of New-Garden, which lots
are known and discriminated in the
plan of said town, by N which
conveyance, I do hereby oblige my
heirs, &c. to make or cause to be made
in fee simple, unto him the said Frederick
Baker, his heirs or assigns, so soon
as me, my heirs, &c. shall receive the
consideration of the purchase money.
Witness my hand, this 1st day of
November, 1797."

Lucas Sullivant, (seal.)
by SPENCER GRIFFIN.

Tent."

The public will now discover from the above representation and from the tenor of our obligation to Mr. Baker, that he cannot claim from us a
deed for the conveyance of the above
mentioned lots, until a fulfillment of
the contract on his part, by the payment
of the sum specified in his obligation, which is not due, nor cannot
become so for several months;—at
least the last part of it, as mentioned
in his bond to us. I hope that this
plain statement of facts will discover
how little reason Mr. Baker had in
troubling the public with his advertisement, as his caution was both
untimely and improper.

SPENCER GRIFFIN.