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Puzzle 237
I have to plant a Grove to obtain the
Girl I love, this Grove I must compose
of nineteen lines on nine strait lines &
on each line, five lines must be placed
Or I never shall see my true loves face
Ye sons of art come lend me your aid, to
satisfy this curious maid

[line drawings of two six-pointed stars
answer
Jeremiah M. Graves

1840 Dec. 1st or 2nd I started to Orange &
Louisa to see our relations first night
got to Charlotte CH. started early next
morning Friday about 12 Oclock it
commenced snowing then rainling & hailing
got to Farmville that night Saturday
morning still hailing & then raining
& freezing traveled to Couplande there
On Sunday morning (still snowing) but
the stage [ ?] that Ja^s River was
Frozen across & I could not cross I
Then returned home where I arrived
Tuesday following Spending 7.61 in my
Trip JW Graves