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Gainsville Ala. Decer 9th 1840
Dear Brother. I Received your letter
at [?] Courthouse Miss a few days
ago which was dated the 2nd October informing
me your were all well which was I glad to
hear. The circumstance of my not coming in
this summer past was unavaidable by me
when I got on to my Business the last spring
I found it in a hazardaus situation to leave
in as mutch as the court in [?] failed by
the sheriffs [...ing?] off a special term of
that court was held in July and I succeeded
in geting a judgement in one of my cases for
about $35.00 and had a [Jury?] made on 16 negros
the 1st day of August. They were claimed by the
[?] [?] and he gave bond for the trial
of the right of Property at the acts term of
the court and we a [failed?] in getting a trial
conxequently I shall have to attend court again
on the 4th Monday in april next and I think
we will condemn the property and find it
subject to the payment [?] Excution and also
at the sam time get a judgement against the
same parties Coleman & [Walsh?] for upwards of
$2000 more.
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