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[?] W [?] 39 shares of [?] Bank Stock Dublin Ireland. The claim approved by the Count of Chancery Dublin, (and place the transfer of same in the hands of your solicitor for collection I am also entitled to a considerable [realty?] in the city of Liverpool and [funds?] in the Bank of England but am ignorant of the proper method and unable to see an attorney to collect for me [?] and again I was informed by the Irish solicitors that the English claims were "outside the scope of the Irish Chancery proceedings" and I know no solicitors in Eng.
Texas Lands are increasing in value, and if certain [railway's?] schemes now in contemplation are carried out, they will likely make us very wealthy in the

Republic and received from the State the 1st and 2nd Class Texas Loan [Scrip?] in payment of the funds loans. All the unsold [scirk?] (and there was but little demand at the period owing to large area of vacant land) was located and Capt [Byrne?] received one third to locate and pay taxes [+c?]. In 1846 or 47 my father [Wm?] Oden [Byrne?] (only child of James [Wm?] [Byrne?] married, and died during my early infancy:- my Grand Parents adopted me and gave me the benefit of a thorough English [and?] Classical education. Grand Mother died in [AD?] 1858 and Grand father Byrne in 1862 leaving me his heir to his entire estate. I married very young (a minor in age) for the reason of being alone in the world and being unable to manage the [bounded?] estate that brought me no [rescousce?]. Three months after my marriage my husband had a severe attack