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1868-10-31 Page 03

of a deceased fathers estate. 
Which he said "he considered wrong and as guardian of Mamie and I he" said "he was legable bound, give us equally good advantages and these to be what we wished." 
Now Mother that is going a step farther than the law goes, a step farther than other folks go, & much farther than he ought to go. For he had money just enough to give him a medical education most of that money belonges to him I expect. What was over he can pay back. But the idea of his giving Mamie and I a college education costing twice as much as all the money he has had. And he legally bound as he said. Legally how, not by law, how then. It is this John trys to be too good he stands so strait that he leans back I think. 
For the most the law requiers the money back and he was going to give us both

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of a deceased fathers estate. Which he said "he considered wrong and as guardian of Mamie and I he" said "he was legable bound, give us equally good advantages and these to be what we wished." Now Mother that is going a step farther than the law goes, a step farther than other folks go, & much farther than he ought to go. For he had money just enough to give him a medical education most of that money belonges to him I expect. What was over he can pay back. But the idea of his giving Mamie and I a college education costing twice as much as all the money he has had. And he legally bound as he said. Legally how, not by law, how then. It is this John trys to be too good he stands so strait that he leans back I think. For the most the law requiers the money back and he was going to give us both