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John Ryerson Carry this Letter with you
& rember [remember] me & This grate [great] man Stenbergen
I told you on ther [the] uther [other] side of this Lere [Life] to Look out
or he wold [would] get all your money is so he is awondfull [a wonderful]
smart Likely man wold [would] make you beleve [believe] that he wold [would]
make you wrich [rich] & you mite [might] beleve [believe] him But Look out
& keep your funs [funds] if you have aney [any] out of your his hands
But if you Can get aquanted [acquainted] with him & David Allengton
& Arche Allengton they wold [would] be very glad to se [see] you there
they are Clever smart Boeys [Boys]

If this Stenbergen is avere [a very] fine Looken [Looking] man & avery [a very]
smart Biseness [business] man if you shuld [should] get aquantted [acquainted] with him
mite [might] due [do] you agoodele [a good deal] of good he paed [paid] David Allengton &
Arche Allengtons & young Mr Lords Fare to go with him he
touk [ttok] 60 thousnd [thousand] Dollars with him out of the North River
Bank But he have Brook 3 or 4 times goiest to Mopelies [Montpelier]
Most of the suthern [southern] Cattel [Cattle] Beseness [business] & Brook Arestes [arrested]
Wheten David Allengton & George Allergten & still they like him
for he is the clevest [cleverest] & smarthes [smartest] man or Dutcheman [Dutchman] ther [there]
is alone in the United State [States] wold [would] make you beleve [believe] the
moone [moon] was maed [made] of Green Ches [cheese] he may Due [Do] you aworld [a world]
of good But you must Look out & keep to staf [staff] in your owne [own]
hand if you got aney [any] for the world is acheet [a cheat] & you No [know] not hue [hew]
to fast that is the resen [reason] I wrote this for you may fall
afoule [afoul] of Steenbergen & the Allengtons if you here [hear] from them
try & find them & tell them I sent you to try & find them
& they may Due [Do] you good But put No funds of yours in None
of there [their] poawer [power] for feer [fear] you Never get it Back so take Care of
your one [own] Property if you have aney [any] you & Eve & Let No man
No [Know] that you have aney [any] money with you more than to Bare
your Expses [expenses] & be Carefull [careful] that you Dont [don't] By [buy] spures Gold Dust that is
No vallue [value] in it Ther [There] will be aplenty oferd [offered] for Sale & sold that is
Not worth any thing wen [when] you have is good for nohing [nothing] Dont [Don't] be to [too] greedey [greedy] to git [get]
to [too] much & then Lues [Lose] all But wen [when] you git [get] hold of a good thing Come home