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[ Note: [This document contains both written and printed text.]] 

[printed text: AMORY DEXTER, Cotton Buyer,]
[printed text: Office: -- ALABAMA WAREHOUSE.]
[printed text: Columbus, Ga. [Georgia]] [written text: Feb. [February] 1st ][printed text: 188 ][written text: 3] 
[written text: Dear Col. [Colonel] Boyd.
I have your favor 23d ult [ultimo] & am pleased to see you are taking hold of the Rider Mine, but sorry it is with so much expense. Hope it will open rich & make a good sale for you. I know it is good, but it is rather small & confined in as hard a rock as you ever saw or heard of: so that it will take capital to work to advantage -- say steam drills & pumps. -- ]

Have not made my summer plans; but hope to get off for July & Aug. [August] & will be glad to visit Dahlonega if it is possible -- for I still love the Country & people.]

I have been on the Grand Jury for 4 weeks, but hope to get off tomorrow.

I am blessed with 3 boys 



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now & am not ashamed to show them against your Kin, for they are the picture of health: look like Scotch boys. You know my wife was a "Mc' Dougald" -- With Kind regards to you & yours Believe me with best wishes


Your Old Friend 
[Signed] Amory Dexter]
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