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To Thomas Jefferson from Laurance Hurdle, 1 January 1806

January 1, 1806

The president of the united states

This is to let your Honour know my Situation in life. I spent six years of my youth in the service of our contry. Since then Sir I have endeavoured to get an Honest living. I have a wife and seven Children, and Had only two Horses and have met with the misfortune of losing one of them. I have Sir been striving to fix my business so as to go to new contries as I find it imposible for me to support my Family. Here I now Sir make one request of you and that is Sir if you woud be so kind as to help me to a little money as circumstances Requires it. Sir I am your Humble servent

Laurance Hurdle

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

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