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containing 147 Souls, who desire to  move and who are entirely destitute, not having made more than 3/4 of a bushel of corn to the head, who are without lands or other means to subsist upon; they wish to move as follows:

To Texas 8 families, 49 souls. To Tennessee 8 - families, 42 souls. To Mississippi 2 families, 12 souls. To Arkansas 8 families, 44 souls. In addition to these, there are in the same beat 45 other families, containing 249 souls, and who have made only 25-75- bushels of corn or less than nine bushels to each member of the family, to say nothing of the stock they are compelled to feed; these do not desire to move but are utterly unable to assist the entirely destitute.

As soon as other beats make full reports, I will forward statements as above It is due, however, that I should state that one beat has reported no destitution that cannot be supplied in the beat; we hope other beats will be able to do the same. It is [[strikethrough]] due [[/strikethrough]] made the duty of the Committee with which I am connected to correspond with Your Excellency and others to 

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The 25-45 bushels part looks more like 25-75 but I don't know which on is correct.