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Dear Miss Fletcher

I take the liberty to adress a few lines to you because I want to recommend me to your particular favors. When I was in Europe there has been given land to my family, but the part which had to be for me as the head of has been given by mistake to my former wife, who has left me since, so that I have now nothing. I got license and married by law a white and Christian woman and want myself to become a good Christian and citizen.

Now I want also to settle