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1866-11-26 Page 1

Philadelphia Nove the 26 1866 Dear brother 
I recivd your letter last week finding that you was all 
Well as usual I recivd a letter from thomas the Same 
time And a Draft On New york of 200 and 2 typs
taken from his little [bag or boy] and a letter from Stela 
and Climena and Climena Said that She thought that 
you neaver intend to Com east again So I Will keep 
Still a boute ite Henry you said that you thought 
Some of making a Sale of your Stock and hogs to get 
money to Send east to me this Wood be Doing Wronge
for I told you A long While ago that I Should want
A bout 800 Dollars this 200 Come In the Write time you
Spoke of taking your Note of 900 Dollas for 10 monthes I
think Wee had better leave the money buisness write
Whar ite Stands Now I Donte wante the balance
of that last 1000 Dollars be for the 10 Day of June 1867
I think I Can Waite One year from that time perhaps
2 Or 3 years longer I Dide note expect eny money from
thomas And you this fall Henry you tell thomas that
If he goes to Hury you up One the 500 Dollars that you
Owe him to pay mee With for he said that he
Would Send me the reast In a Shorte time I
Supose he knows Whare 500 Dollares is a Coming from
Oute of your Stock and Hoges after you make the Sale
Now you tell thomas if he goes to puting you too
eny trouble to make you pay the 500 Dollar to Send to
me When I Come up thare I will take him by
the Coate Choler and give him an awful Jirking
Donte Sell of eny Stock and Hoges to rais money to
Send east I will write you the 1 Sunday of Next year
And let you know aboute the balance of the last 1000
if i wante ite Or note I will Write you Again Next
Sunday And tell you A bout the Captain barber
And Some Other [this] thomas keep Still A bout
Sending me the ballance of the last 1000 Dollars

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Philadelphia Nove the 26 1866 Dear brother I recivd your letter last week finding that you was all Well as usual I recivd a letter from thomas the Same time And a Draft On New york of 200 and 2 typs taken from his little [bag or boy] and a letter from Stela and Climena and Climena Said that She thought that you neaver intend to Com east again So I Will keep Still a boute ite Henry you said that you thought Some of making a Sale of your Stock and hogs to get money to Send east to me this Wood be Doing Wronge for I told you A long While ago that I Should want A bout 800 Dollars this 200 Come In the Write time you Spoke of taking your Note of 900 Dollas for 10 monthes I think Wee had better leave the money buisness write Whar ite Stands Now I Donte wante the balance of that last 1000 Dollars be for the 10 Day of June 1867 I think I Can Waite One year from that time perhaps 2 Or 3 years longer I Dide note expect eny money from thomas And you this fall Henry you tell thomas that If he goes to Hury you up One the 500 Dollars that you Owe him to pay mee With for he said that he Would Send me the reast In a Shorte time I Supose he knows Whare 500 Dollares is a Coming from Oute of your Stock and Hoges after you make the Sale Now you tell thomas if he goes to puting you too eny trouble to make you pay the 500 Dollar to Send to me When I Come up thare I will take him by the Coate Choler and give him an awful Jirking Donte Sell of eny Stock and Hoges to rais money to Send east I will write you the 1 Sunday of Next year And let you know aboute the balance of the last 1000 if i wante ite Or note I will Write you Again Next Sunday And tell you A bout the Captain barber And Some Other [this] thomas keep Still A bout Sending me the ballance of the last 1000 Dollars