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Rh and wipers and Fanny's saddle, and Fanny wants all the thread that Betty has except the blanket yarn; all the wool and flax and cottin thread & wants Sally to keep her spinning wool if she has nothing else to spin. Fanny wants as much of the wool sold as will get as much cambrick as will make a spread and as much musling as will line it. If you can, get it five quarters wide. I want you to keep old Tom in the meadow, as he ain't worth anything in the field. We are well. Send the rum.

SAM'L STEELE.

Fanny wants Salley to give Betty a little of the molases and Patsy Henderson some. I want you to send me one side of harness if you can get it without paying money. I don't care about it being very heavy, and send me a Teecattle and pay for it out of the wool, if you can get it at Waynes Borough.

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"7 August 1817,

I have been wanting to hear from you and know what sort of a crop and what prospects of raising money for Bell this fall as I am in nead and what sort of a colt the sorl mare has and how everything is doing. I have rote to David McClure, that I hav a fine mare I wish him to take in Bells money. No more, only let me know how the meadows is.

SAM'L. STEELE.

Don't be so particular about not having anything to rite you certainly can always have something to rite."

The following letter is from Martha (Steele) Henderson, d. of James Steele and Sarah Wright:

", June 24th, 1830.

I take my pen to write a few linese to you to informe you that we are all injoying good helth. Jane haste intirely recovered her helth. I have nothing particular to