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James W. Terrell to Mollie and Sallie Terrell, September 17, 1874, page 2

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  • against me, but they utterly failed to make good a single charge against me. The cout have them selves told me that they are thoroughly satisfied as to my integrity. Poor as I am, this is what I was most solicitous about, Whether I git the money due me or not is another question but I hope to do that. But when I get home I can tell you all about the suit, I shall add no more here except to say that if I loose my hard earned money; I have, I am sure, saved that which I value more my good name, and I am sure that you, my sweet ones, had rather that your father would come out poor but with unimpeached integrity, than rich and loose his good name, I prayed to the Heavenly Father to be with me and he has this far sustained me. I learn with sincere delight, my dear daughters, that you have, since I last you, both professed faith in our Blessed Redeemer, I do hope that you will live to adorn his doctrines and that you will be burning and shining lights in his kingdom, that you will follow Him through evil as well as through good report, and
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