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but he evaded the matter, saying "his word was as good as his bond". Maj Pierce awarded one half of the amount I claimed, viz. 365.00 and even this amount Mr. W. refuses to pay. Now if he had signed a written submission, I could present the award of Maj Pierce to the clerk of the Circuit Court here, and he would be required, by law, to enter it up as a Judgement, and to issue execution thereon, and the assistance I solicit from you is that you order the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marengo County to enter up this award of Maj. Pierce against H.M. Waldrom as if at were accompanied by the written submission and to issue execution thereon, In that case the money can be promptly made for the Freedmen, but otherwise the prospect of their ever getting it is very unfavorable.

The difficulties of legal collections are very great in all cases, and particularly so in this case, from the following reasons. The law requires suit to be brought where the obligation [[strikethrough]][[?]] existed [[/strikethrough]].
Now the contract was entered into in this Town, the work was performed in another County, and Mr. W. now resides out of the jurisdiction of the Justice of the peace both of this Town and of the beat where the labor was performed. 

With these difficulties in view and the right of appeal in all cases, Mr. Waldrom can keep the Freedmen out of their just dues for labor for an indefinite period. He is entitled to no consideration on his contract for he has violated it himself in many particulars. He turned off all the Freedmen in October, to do the best they could, without paying