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December 14. 1869

Dear Sir. I recived your Letter on the 14th. The reason I did not write because I thought [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] I woud have more pupiuls before this. but now I have given up all hopes of giting along in this School for I have strived to do all that I coud goining from house to house. but now I think I Might as well clse the Shool at once. I have just benn heare long anough to clear what [[strikethrough]] wought [[/strikethrough]] money I have drawn but if you let me have 25 dolars in advance and when you are ready to send me some ware els I will be reedy to go for I have not got A any money to take me as far as washintn I wrote to Mr. R Corson just before I receved your

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I've removed a few of the [[strikethrough]] tags within words to improve readability; 15 dollars or 25 dollars? -- Beth Edited: removed insert reference, per instructions inserts are only used for handwritten inserts on typewritten or preprinted pages, this is all handwritten