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Raligh January 8^th 1803

D^r Sir

By M^r Dillard who will hand you
this I have another opportunity, of
dropping you a few lines - I shall
however write you by to morrows mail
respecting the progress of public business

I have to repeat what was contained
in my letter by M^r Dillon - The want
of money - Having borrowed $75 of
M^r Dillon Ihope $75 more will do
- Even then it will not be in my
power to pay the other Clerks
M^r Love agreers to take the
State - I hope however it will
nearly do to pay for such work
as will be indispensible - But it
will not be enough to do all
the works the Legislature directed

It will than you to
drop me a line by every opportunity

I am with the hig^t resp^t
& Est^m y^r Excellency
mo. ob^t

Jm. Overton

His Excellency
Jn^o Sevier