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I heard in Clayton a general complaint of these Justices Conduct and I will cite you to the firm of Jones and Foster atts at Law also Seals & Williams attys at Law all in Clayton the County seat &c These men all say they the justices are doing wrong so I will cite you to M McKenzie & B B McKenzie in Louisville Merchants as good and reliable men, all that I have named you can refer to for information and many others &c, I do not want you to show this letter in case you send now to my plantation first crop Conecuh River at Friar's Bridge, and as Pea River Joiners Bridge, but I would suggest to you to send a detachment to Clayton first thence to Louisville and on to my place to make enquiry and fix up the the Dublin Casey case &c I want all handled properly but I do not want my name to be conspicuous or as little so as possible as it would endanger me in this vicinity a hint to the wise sufficient respectfully & truly yours Francis John 

My place of address is Louisville Barbour Co Ala in case you write me it will come by the way of Clayton or Eufaula thence by hand to Louisville 

P.S. please notice the sacredness of home to be shot at and treated as an out Law without cause