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at the said Stovall, farm Pontotoc County, Mississippi on the day and date aforesaid A. L. Stovall Washington his X mark Gilliam his X mark Hester her X mark Lucy Ann her X mark Mahala, her X mark Andrew, his X mark We the undersigned subscribing witnesses do hereby certify that the parties to the above contract, did in our presence, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] voluntarily sign the same for the purposes therein specified, given under our hand, this 25th" day of August A.D.1865, Wm. M. Fuqua S.M.Gentry A.L.Stovall resides} 10 miles north west of Tupelo}
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