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James Glenday James Glenday Letter 1824-10-26

I colected my money and lett it out at a0 per ¢ with a neagrow for seventy. the reason of me letting It out was I was not setteled In aney Business and I though that getting It up By littels that it might squander It away and never git the half of It. But in this way I lett out all To one man and took his Bond. you know the dificultey of this country that a person has To take 5 and 10 dollers as a man can git It.
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James Glenday James Glenday Letter 1824-10-26

I may lose my money for as carefull as I hav ben If my Security dies I may be Bothered to get my money. But thare ar twelve neagrows left. I think that I am tolerable Safe. I should lik To Start the grocrey Busness this winter but I am afrad that I can not accomplish my end on acount that of the last Payment was maid onley In august that Payment was of one hundred dollers & on that account I am put Back for one year I will have to work for as lettel had as I mak of It.
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James Glenday James Glenday Letter 1824-10-26

I will fenish one of them this fall If I have helgth and git don a Job that I have on hands at Present alsow It will want a new roof Before long for the son has turned them up so as thay ar a grat maney of them that ar rotton and leaks In several places I fixed It sum time ago that will dow for a while her after I will try and take care of the Property for If you Please to tell me too live Into It I will Settel my Self and stay In the house and dow the best that I can --- for a living It Is time for a man to look for him Self when he arives at the age of twentey tow how ever tell that stand.
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