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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span font-size="medium"&gt;September the 14th 1839 Dear sir I take the opretunity to in form you that we are all well at preasent and Hope these Lines will find you and all your family in the same Health and we all wish to Be remembered by you and all your family we have had our Health well since we have Bin in this Country we have six children Liveing and one Dead Catharine and William and [Morgantan?] and Sandy Jane and John and [prancer?] she is Dead and the youngest James [Abner?] is thear names we are Living in Harden County sir if you pleas if want you to sea Mr John Anderson and inquir of him about the suit we have in court theare wheather he has manny prospect of it being desir ed shortely and iquire all that has bin Done and what the prospect is and write to me if you pleas we [torn on left side at bottom of page] Have [?] time after since and w- [-]u had no word for several year, [-]ut the Bisness of respect that som- [-]s will be in that County against [-]t Spring and we would like to make [-]ne trip answer if it could [-]decided against that time [-]nt you to write to me if [-]as soon as you received this Letter [-]int your [Seth?] to [Rushelvania?] [-] Logan County Ohio we wish [-]our best respects to all the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span font-size="medium"&gt;Botetourt County [?] Virginia [?] To Mr Gabal Trevey By The Hand of [Saae?] Rule &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span font-size="medium"&gt;[upside down, bottom of the page] inquiering friends that may think worth while to inquier about us if is [?] I have nothin more at preasant But remain your afectionate friends unto dath James and Polly MConnel to Mr Jacob and Polly Trevey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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