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                                                                                                                                                    Freeborne Springs  August 13, 1868?
                    Dear Father
                                       I have wrote to you about two weeks ago but fearing you would not get the letter I thought propper to write again to let you know our circumstances Land has come into Market & we are like to lose our s unless you can yet the money for us immediately the first day of publick sale is some time in October if we lose this we shall be homeless if you have not got the money by you, you can borrow it a land warrent costs hundred & fifty send that amount? if you can without fail There is enough ready to take it cannot pay for it It a nice peace of land & worth about $500? now ther 160 acres and "unclear" has done so much on it it would be a great "[[unclear}}" he has five acres?broke for which he paid three dollars an acre and quite a decent house for a log one when we get it furnished if he could only have time he could earn the money but it is only about two months before he wants it I wish we could borrow it hear but that is imposible as people are all poor in this country & if we had time to send & borrow it of John I presume we might but it would not have time to get here I would not ask you for it if we could get it else whare if you have not sold my cow sell her right off Father be sure and send us the money you must not