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Enclosed I send you a Bank draft on Bank of Va. for
$6000, which I wish you to put in Bank to your credit so as to
draw & apply it as follows. I have written to E. G. Higgenbotham,
requesting him to send those sale notes of mine to some authorized
agent of his, (Mr. Wood, atty or any other) & to let you know
where to find them, & pay them off. There is the leal on the larger
note of 2000$ with some interest I suppose, also the joint note of
R. H. Carter & myself $1450 & perhaps Int. This I will pay in full
& arrange with Mr. C. Also the 2315$ note for cattle grain etc.
This leaves bears no interest, but the 2 former I am inclined to
think, nay I am sure, do & this must be p.d to a person duly authorized
by Mrs. Higgenbotham, as executrix etc. The 2 former to E.G.H.
Com.r etc perhaps it would be as well to enquire of Mr. Alex Rives
who are the proper payees, & when you do so you had better pay Mr.
R. any fee he may have charged to me for several matters upon
which he has been consulted etc. The whole amt of those notes will
be some 5800$. If E. G. H. does not send promptly as I requested
him by this mail, & let you know, please drop him a line & urge
him to do so. The notes will fall due about 17th May, but I wish
to pay now.

We are here, so far on our way, expecting to spend a few
days in Balto, a day or two in Geotown & as many more in Alex.a.
May get out about 12th of May. Praying the blessing of our Heavenly
Father upon my children, I assure you of my continued love.