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New Orleans

Mar 14th 1860.

To:

F. B. Fogg Esq'r.

I had a letter from
Col Barney a few days ago
in which he surprised me by
informing me of a {illegible: fresh?} difficulty
in the way of one {illegible: during} a
claim title to our Sewanee lands

He informed me it was his
purpose to proceed to Nashville to
see you on the subject & I suppose
has done so. This last matter,
I mean the discovery of Thomp-
son grant for 1750 acres laid
down in the very heart of our
tract & around Rowe Spring,
I confess gives me more solicitude
than any thing I have heard.

Especially as he also informs
me of the existence of a Nashville

{Along the left-hand side:}

Bp Elliott in this matter & they both agree with me as to
the course to be pursued. I hope to hear from you at an early
day as to all the other
{illegible} {illegible} &
others.
We have just
finished dis-
tributing the
2000 copies
of the Consti-
tution & Statutes.

Yours truly

Leonidas Polk.