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Kentucky County March 6th 1780
Sir

This will inform you that our stocks
have sufferd greately, what few their be living
is not yet come up, the last account I had from them
was that my Stepson was ded and the Cattle Horses
and Sheep was deying fast, the Deth of David I fear
will Breake my wifes heart, as soon as I can
get an exact account I will Inform you What
we have left. it is needeless to mention in this Letter what
we have sufferd, but in my next I will give you
a full Detail of our Whole Jurney, Which will be
a bad one. - Isaac Left the Illonois five weeks
Before Cristmas and had with him as I under
stand the two Stills Mill Irons &c and have
not heard a Breth of him since, I fear he has
fallen a sacrefice to the Indians or is frozen
fast in the Ohio, I do not know which, but I
fear that sumthing has befallen him
I have obtaned a settlement and preemtion
for Each of us - also that one I Bought of Edward
Jackson also one for Isaac Bowman I have Sent all the certificates and the
money to Bring the Warrents for the preemtions
for the whole and Expect them hear on the first
of April --I have not heard a single word

Kentucky County March 6th 1780
Sir

This will inform you that our stocks have sufferd greately, what few their be living is not yet come up, the last account I had from [insertion] them [end insertion] was that my Stepson was ded and the Cattle Horses and Sheep was deying fast, the Deth of David I fear will Breake my wifes heart, as soon as i can get an exact account I will Inform you What we have left it is needeless to mention [insertion] in this Letter [end insertion]
what we have sufferd, but in my next I will give you a full Detail of our Whole Jurney, Which will be abad one. - Isaac Left the Illonois five weeks Before Cristmas and had with him as I understand the two Stills Mill [Irons?] [&c?] and have not heard a Breth of him since, I fear he has fallen a sacrefice to the Indians or [has?] frozen fast in the Ohio, I do not know which, but I fear that sumthing has befallen him [strikethrough] I do not know which[end strikethrough]or he would have been here before now - I have obtaned a settlement and [illegible] for EAch of us - also that one I Bought of Edward Jackson [insertion] also one for Isaac Bowman [end insertion] I have Sent all the certificates and the money to Bring the Warrents for the [illegible] for the whole and Expect them hear on the first of April --I have not heard a single word