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[[double line]] L. 1. Henderson 1867 [[line]] Littleton, N.C. Nov. 28, 67. [[line]] Lavender, Ben A. Att'y at Law. [[line]] Communication in regard to the action of Warren Co Court on the motion of Washington Bobbett (F) to cancel the Indenture binding his son Thomas to Nath^l Nicholson Rec^d Henderson N.C. Dec 3/67. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[double line]] Bu R. F & A Lands Hd.Qrs Sub Div of Warren Henderson N.C. Dec^r 3/67. ^[[EB.—32—]] Respectfully forwarded to Lieut Col [[underlined]] Jacob F. Chur [[/underlined]] with the information that the within affidavit of Washington Bobbett (F) together with the points of law relied on was submitted to me by B.A. Lavender his counsel before the motion was made.— I did not entertain the slightest doubt but that the Court would cancel the Indenture immediately. This has not been done & the rules of the Supreme Court of N. Ca. have been entirely ignored by the Co. Court (an inferior tribunal) It is respectfully over [[double line]] [[end page]] [[start page]] recommended that authority be granted me to take the boy Thomas from Nath^l Nicholson & deliver him to his father [[signature]] Tho H. Hay [[/signature]] 1^st Lieut. 42^nd Infty A S. A Com^r ^[[H. 199. 1867]] [[double line]] wrapper 1 Enclosure ^[[file]]
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