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them a stronger hold upon the house. In the long list also, are names of young men who though they live in town do not attend school or seem to have any interest in it only as it favors their church.

The above was written this morning and I have to add that the developments of the day prove the petition a grand piece of rascality on the part of Mr Brown; he having forged a large number of the names attached.
If you wonder how I came in possession of such knowledge I would say that though I aimed to keep the matter strictly private I confered with a friend concerning the residence etc. of parties unknown to myself, he being confident of the deception took the