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Enclosed you will find a Bank Dft on the Bk of the Old
Dominion Alex.a for 2700$ which I wish you to deposite to my
credit in the Far.rs Bank in your town, also 2 checks signed by
me one a blank to be used if necessary for my Mr. Wood or otherwise,
the other in your favour for 3000$. Please inform Mr. Higgenbotham
instanter of the fact that I have in yr hands 3000$ to
be pd on the larger note, upon which you pd the 1575$. He may
leave soon, & then it will be inconvenient to pay him. He agreed to
receive it when offered. The sooner it is pd the better to stop
int.

I said in my last that I had enclosed 2 checks, but I forgot to
do so. No harm has resulted.

Mr. Wood writes me that he put up 4080 lbs pork for my
use. This is not enough I wanted 5000 lbs.

He tells me also that he has bought 7 head of cattle for
42$ which will be due in 60 days. Please pay it when due. I told
him to call on you. I am sorry to trouble you inasmuch as your
time is fully occupied by yr duties in school, but it is unavoidable
at present.

Thus far on business—in addition I may add that we are
all as well as usual with the usual slight exceptions of small
colds headaches etc. We are very busy selling off & settling up
so far very pleasantly & prosperously. Everything sold except Ann,
some 1500$ worth of goods & our furniture, Goshen & B.d Run. I
think Goshen will be sold at about 10,000, & B.d Runn 6,000.
Love to Mary & Edw.d.

I rec.d a letter from E. G. H. of 19th inst. saying
that he expected to leave for Richmond on next day. I am sorry
for it, but will not later my plans. You can hold the check & I
will write him by this mail, & he may autherise you to deposite
the amt in Bank to his credit or send him check. If so, you must
only pay him as commissioner, if deposited thus " E.G.H. com.r
by D. G. Smith on acct of note for servants bought of Morven
Estate." I will send another letter with this mail to you enclosing

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I now enclose to you as I informed you by a letter of even
date with this, the 4 notes for the purchase of the Morven farm,
payable to Mary E. H. com.r for $5076.89 each with int. from Dec.r
15th 53, payable in 1,2,3,& 4 years respectively etc, all of which
I have duly executed by writing my name opposite the first seal or
scrowl, & if it is necessary you may witness to my name upon this
acknowledgement. Please have them presented to my good friend Mr.
Geo. Rives, for his signature, then hand them to Mr. A. Rives who
will see Mr. Wood, Mrs. H.s lawyer, to whom they may be committed
to be filed in his report, & returned to court for its final decree
or you may lodge them with Mr. Alex Rives & request him to get his
Bro. Georges signature, & then dispose of them as above. In haste,