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San Antonio
Texas  dec, 8th/69

Brother Welch,

I have used every effort I could to get money. But I have failed. Mr. Newcomb, told me last week he would let me have the money the first of this week. But he had been so busy about Election Buisness I have not done anything atall, about repairing the school house. I have been to several of our best men to borrow the money. But none could I get. I even went to Mr. Bell, the largest Silver Smith, in San Antonio and not one cent could I get. All of them said there money had for some election purposes, so I just thought I could