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Nov 22nd

My dear cousin I have just finished

a letter to the girls telling them all

that is going on amongst their old

friends and now I will enclose a note

to you about the state of your estate at

this present [?] In the first place

I must express my great interest in dear

Fanny's boys. God grant that they may

be back by this time. Do write and let

me know. [?] the yankees do not come in

and make a raid upon us, as we are

all fearful they may. Mr. [?] [?]

be here soon and I will [bring?] and send

up your [business?] and send you the bill

of sale, etc. Mr [?] account amounted to

[?] [?] and the Dr. has given me several

scolds about it. He charged me with

25 percent discount on the Con. money and I was so

silly as to pay him without [consulting?] the Dr.

168.69. Mr. [G?] writes me to pay the

servants here up to the time that they

send off with the yankees, excepting Mr. [A?]

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whom [?] time must be paid as

you left him [first?] [?] [some?] of

the first servants [in town?] to join the yankees

The whole amount [will] be I [presume?] about

175. You will see by the accounts I will

send all that I have [secured?], sold,

and paid etc. Some of the house linens or

bed linens with the exception of 1 pair

of [?] [?] - 24 [towels?] are sold.

I have them all packaged away in a large

old trunk of mine. One of the coats in

the [dear?] boys [?] I am certain belong

[?] to cousin Charles and will send

it to him when I can.