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the = 18 = 1865 My Deir Cosin i reseived
your kind letter of the 24 and i was glad to heir
from you althow i never seen you I Did not think
that i had any relaition by that name i often
herd father talk of ant Elenor ballard but i
never seen any of you now as you have under
taking to get grait grandfather hestate and you
thnk that you Can get it you can have half of my
part by paying all the Exspences it is giving you
a fortune as there is over tow millions of
Dollers Comings to ours all from grait grand
father hestae never the less of you gow a hed and
get the mony you can have half of my part you Can
right to Christopher and William and Maria the
all live in fulton County rochester is the plais
for you to rite to Direct to william mossman
rochester fulton County Ind (this is the
Directions for you to send to my Brothers)
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there is
four Children of alls now Christopher William
Maria Mary Jain the tow youngest Died John Died
in the hospital at nahsvill tenesee on the eight
of may 1863 he volinteered in the 148 rdg of Ind
Aaron Died at my house on the second Day of July
1863 he had been in the ware one yeir Send on
your papours and i will sing them mary Jain
Kelley you wanted to now whair father and mother
got maried the got maried in with County virginia
with vill is the County Sait i sepouse that the
marieg Certificat Could bee got if all the
papours aint burnt my mother naim was letty
lougheran when you right let me now if my ant is
living yet or how many Children there is of you
and whair ant is living hur post ofice address i
rote to unKel gorge abut thre months agoin about
grand father penshion and bounty land Claim and i
got now answer yet
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their
had been a loyer rote to me from virginia
Concerning grandfather pension and bounty land
that was before the ware broke out I Could not
find whair the airs lived untill of lait
No more
at present only remains your loving Cousin untill
Deth
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