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Home Jan 10 - 1853 My dear John - I don't know how long it is since Ma told you I was going to write in a few days - I did not tell her to say so - therefore I am not responsible for the fib. I have been very busy - at least it seems as if I was though I don't accomplish very much. Before I forget it - I must tell you what Ma told me. She had a letter from Dr. Naub today about that land warrant - and he says that Mr. Newsom charges 40 dollars fee for obtaining it provided he gets it. Dr. N. seems to think that rather high - but - he says there is no one else there who can attend to such things - though if you had been in Gallipolis you could have obtained all the testimony required - However the loss of time & the expenses would have amounted to nearly that - and after all forty dollars is not a very high price for 160 acres of land. Dr Naub says if you wish to accept the terms he will pay the 40 dollars - as he will have some money of Ma's in his hands before long.

upside down: Ma thinks I ought to give you De Naret's? address more freely - it is - Buffalo - Putnam Co. Va. Pa says 40 dollars is an extravagant price - for he thinks the land will not be worth much - but he says "John knows best whether he has forty dollars to spare for it."