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Mr B. F Harlen my son inlaw lived on a plantation of of my husbands for years he wanted to get all but i knew nothing of it at the time he drew up a dead and the day before my husband left he brought a justice of the piece to his bead side and got him to acloledge it deading the land to him and wife last winter he sould this land and some other little scraps that he had got joining of it for nearly five thousand dollars this is more of my support gon i have tride to [[strikethrough]] sell le [[/strikethrough]] get eaven my bead and the they will not let me have it besides all of my other beds i have proposed to settel any way leave it to lost disenterested men tat he would not i wanted to get what was jestelly my own for my afflicted son my dear sir i prey that you will assest me in getting my money and propirty for my support while I live and then for my dear son for o god i can not bare the ide of him having to serve some one in a slaves place i sent a too hundred dollar bond to bill and Echle of stunnilor to bring suit he lived in Aug at that time i have been advised to applie to you for justice for i would not get it hur as he was such a friend to the confederate cause and four of his sones volentered to serve in the cause besedes him and his 

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