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cut what he owes me out in wood he could have his provisions after that he left sending every week for provisions every week untill he took all but about three pecks of corn and two bushels of rough rice about a [[?]] lbs. of blades understand me Gen, that what he was Oweing me was not for nursing his son during his illness it was for provisions that he got from me before he [[?]] his crop and I has orders for Coll Nagle to where a freedman got provisions to stop them crops untill they paid and I have given him all opportunity to pay it in cutting and in wood and before he would cut wood for me he would cut for others  I given you a truthful statement of the case and Gen if you doubt it send one of your Officers up any day you will be convinced of the fact I do assure you My dear. Lin  [[?]] it is beneath me to wrong any of them out of the earnings.  I now have $130 dolls on my books against them for provisions I advanced them last summer when they were suffering.  I have families on my place planting now that I have given free of rent that goes to prove whether I would wrong them.  My reason for Adressing you as that the signature to the letter I received