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� I have a settlement title to 73 acres of land but sold in 1817 for Direct[underlined] Taxes[underlined] and unredeemed purchasers unknown - My claim thereto is probably worth about Fifty Dollars -
I am considerably in debt and no demands due to me to the amount of Five Dollars.
My Family is large which I am unable to support with the existence of my country.
Theodore Boden[signature]
[written below the fold in the opposite direction]
Theodore Boden No. 13.717 $40.50