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Your note of this morning requesting
me to make some arrangement relative to
the wife of your man is received and the contents
duly considered, in reply to it, give me leave
to state to that it is a matter which gives
me great concern both as regards yourself and
the poor woman, and I am truly sorry there
is no alternative, either herself, or her equal
in value must be sold, a large demand on
the estate in the way of Legacies require it, and
we have no other means, unless we personally
involve ourselves, these times are too precarious
for that, I am perfectly willing to sell you
the woman at her valuation on a credit of
six months, your note with satisfactory security
will be all required of you, or I will give her

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for any negro of yours of equal value with herself & child
that negro to be sold, if over the value of Caty & child
is received for yours, then we will pay you the
difference; if under you must pay us the difference
this is all I can do for you, and as she will
set out tomorrow morning I mus hear from you
directly, I intend going in the steam boat this Evening
or could ride to see you

P.S. Her valuation is recorded in the office.