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If such an order was published in a very few weeks you will have got out of one of the worst troublesome questions with the whole business for I think there are planters every where who would provide for these people upon some sufficient [[crossed out]] guarante [[/crossed out]] guaranty that they could get a proper return for their care and expense. I didn't want any of them my self that is to say, a family - for I can't take care of them & have no use for a family -

Please consider this suggestion & this other one upon a different slate of facts. One of my former men has a child at my house about 14 years of age a girl - She has no mother, her mother being dead He has another wife & a Parcel of children by her His child at my house is very delicate having a scrofulous taint. & my wife has very carefully & tenderly reared her never exposing her to bad weather during the winter - If she leaves my house she will die soon afterwards in my opinion for no one will care for her as we do. We are all attached to her on account of her gentleness. & she is also one of the best servants I ever saw - She does not want to go with her Father. He will take her though at the end of the year. He wants to hire her out - and does not appreciate her condition. In fact he does not care for it or her - There might be some general order for such cases for the Negro men are great Mormons & they have a great many children whom they might not be allowed to claim I refer you for my responsibility to Fov Jenkins. Col. Cummins Judge Sturnes Hon. J Hill Genl Tillson

Respy Yours &c
Junius Wingfield