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Much of the Land given to you by the Hon. GERRIT SMITH, was SOLD FOR TAXES in Dec. 1852, for the Tax due for the year 1849. Land thus sold, may be redeemed any time within Two YEARS from the day of sale. Consequently, the time for the redemption of this Land, expires with the commencement of December next - two months hence - after which, a Deed will be given to the purchaser, and you, whose Land was thus sold, will have lost the boon, to you by that benevolent plan for your good, which fact, ought to deter all from suffering it to get out of their hands for the Tax. This Land is growing valuable on account of the Timber, and the opening of roads. But you have time enough to redeem it, which can be done by the payment of the Tax, as follows:
1. Send your Deed, or a description of it, directed "Comptroller's Office, Albany, New York," and ask to have a Bill of the amount necessary to redeem said Land from the Sales, forwarded to you.
2. Send the amount with the Bill, back; directed as before, and the Bills receipted, will be returned to you.
3. Or if applied to, the Clerk of your County or Town, or any Lawyer in your vicinity, will attend to this for your.
4. Or, to persons in our vicinity, either of the undersigned, if applied to, will attend to this matter for you.
5. This done, your Land is saved, and the men who haven't bought it, and are eager for it, and who are hoping that you will not redeem it, will be defeated.
But this must be done quickly.
N. B. Will the Minister to whom this is sent, read it three Sabbaths to his congregation, and urge attention to the matter, or will any other person to whom this is sent, give the information.
Be careful to send your own name and residence.
CHAS. B. RAY,
J. McCUNE SMITH.
New-York Oct. 4, 1854.
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