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I believe I began to say that Charles W. Rich did upon a certain day of last week sell his two steers, otherwise called a yoke of steers, of the age of three years, for the sum of

                                                $43.00

which he next morning did receive in a very CASH!!! There you need not read that which I have so far written, as it contains but a single idea, and that one you can just as well learn from Chas.

   But of this morning he did immediately deliver unto me a XX.

This is sufficient to pay up my board and other necessary affairs at College. Now I have some X so besides.

  XV of said money he does immediately give over to Eliab, as money borrowed, I suppose for Wedding expense. This money I was intending to borrow of Eliab of what I borrowed of you, if you wanted it. But, it appears, that Eliab owes the money already to Almeda.
Howsoever, there is money enough in the country, and if I am not bound to have some of it, who is?

Well Lucy wants some things to get ready to be married, and the fact is She ought to have whatever she wants exactly I expect Charles has given her V, and she