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too late to procure it.
Not having possession of his property, he has no means to send us and I therefore beg of you to give our family, consisting at present of my mother and two daughters, Transportation home.
The weather is getting cold & we are without means to defray our travelling expenses, therefore any assistance from you would place us under many many obligations to you.
I feel confident that you would assist [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] us if you knew all the trials et cetera that we have undergone and our great anxiety to return home.
If you desire any information concerning us, you may obtain it from Major B Rush Plumly U.S.A. now residing in New Orleans La.
Hoping to meet with a reply to this, I now close, not before, however, requesting you to excuse me for trespassing so long

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edited: per Si ignore indents