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I can prove it to be the hand writing of one of the party hereafter named.
At the last term of the state Court I was in Marion County and tried to have the civil authorities inquire into it, but owing to Govenor Pattons pardning proclamation, they have failed to do any thing in the case
I believe that I can prove by Gardner Jarrett and his wife, were living  at Chickasaw, Ala, and George Brown living near Moscow Marion County Ala and Gholston Pruitt living in Luka Mississippi and other that John H Bankhead (non member of the state legislature) Gardner Bunkhead - Baxter living near Moscow Ala and Helvingston living in Pickens Co Ala were the parties that state and have kept from our farm over our mules and that these three (3) mules were worth at least six hundred dollars
In view of the civil authorities having failed or neglected to do their duty in the premises I ask that I have the benefit of Genl order No 44 issued by Genl Grant
Very Respectfully Your obt Servt
J.V. McDuffie