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two when they were removed from this world of sorrow & trouble, to a better one, by that, dreadful scourge of the South, the Yellow Fever. They left me means sufficient to educate me tolerably well, when but little more than a child, after leaving school, I accidentally met with a distant relative, whom I married, he only lived a few years, he was quite wealthy, but unfortunately for me had gave security for one of his friends to such an amount that all of my property was taken to liquidate his debts which left me penniless, except, an account against the United States Government which fortunately did not fall into the hands of the Administrators. I applied to Genl Jackson who was then President & was acquainted with   

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