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Henry Eno letters to his family, March 1838-October 1840

1838-09-15 Page 2

regular habits which have become a matter of habit I may perhaps attribute the enjoyment of my health. In a short time I however expect to move to town as it will be inconvenient for me in many respects to live where I now do in the fall & winter but it is my calculation to move back again in the spring to my claim and hope I shall then stay there permanently. 
The preemption law does not please very many of the Settlers who have been here for years, as many are in the same situation that I am in. I am not entitled to a preemption because I was not a resident on my land for four months previous to the passage of the law which was the 22 of June however I entertain no fears but what I shall be enabled to purchase my land at the minimum price at such time as the land is brought in market. The President by his proclamation has brought about fifty townships of land in market in this Terr. 25 townships of which are in the land district in which this county is. The land office is at Burlington and the sales are to take place on the 19th of Nov - before which time all who are entitled to preemption are obliged to prove them up. There are three townships in this county in market but the township in which my land is is not in market but will probably be next spring. I am very glad it was not in market this fall because I should have found extremely difficult to have raised this money my claim is 240 acres & I think in two years it will be worth  $3000 - at all events it will make me a pretty farm by my laying out a little expense on it. The division of the Territory pleases every one I believe and Gov Lucas the ex Gov of Ohio also pleases the people he is a man about 65 years old, very plain, but appears to be a strong minded man. It becomes necessary to appoint all offices over again and whether I shall receive the appointment  of Judge of Probate again or not I do not know, but presume I

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regular habits which have become a matter of habit I may perhaps attribute the enjoyment of my health. In a short time I however expect to move to town as it will be inconvenient for me in many respects to live where I now do in the fall & winter but it is my calculation to move back again in the spring to my claim and hope I shall then stay there permanently. The preemption law does not please very many of the Settlers who have been here for years, as many are in the same situation that I am in. I am not entitled to a preemption because I was not a resident on my land for four months previous to the passage of the law which was the 22 of June however I entertain no fears but what I shall be enabled to purchase my land at the minimum price at such time as the land is brought in market. The President by his proclamation has brought about fifty townships of land in market in this Terr. 25 townships of which are in the land district in which this county is. The land office is at Burlington and the sales are to take place on the 19th of Nov - before which time all who are entitled to preemption are obliged to prove them up. There are three townships in this county in market but the township in which my land is is not in market but will probably be next spring. I am very glad it was not in market this fall because I should have found extremely difficult to have raised this money my claim is 240 acres & I think in two years it will be worth $3000 - at all events it will make me a pretty farm by my laying out a little expense on it. The division of the Territory pleases every one I believe and Gov Lucas the ex Gov of Ohio also pleases the people he is a man about 65 years old, very plain, but appears to be a strong minded man. It becomes necessary to appoint all offices over again and whether I shall receive the appointment of Judge of Probate again or not I do not know, but presume I