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1 Office of Parry Muir, Dealers in Dry Goods, Fine Clothing, Boots and Shoes, c., Portage, Wis., Dec 16 1874. Dear Brother
John You in your last letter to me mentioned money matters I thought today I would try to make a statement. you stated that
you did not know the difference between my illegible with you that of Parry? Muir what I got of you is Signed D E Muir the
Notes or receipts of Parry Muir are Signed with the firm Name As near as I can make out I owed you before your Earliest Dates
88.00 also Oct 12/66 198.00 Nov 20/66 90 00 Dec 24/70 385.00 Total amt I owe Personaly 761.00 The Firm owes you June 12/69
278.25 Dec 16/69 353.08 Sep 26/71 582.50 1213.83 00703