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Demopolis, Ala Nov 22nd 1867

Sir, 
We respectfully ask information from you upon the question hereafter stated which has arisen on the proper construction of General Order No 13.
The provisions of article 111 chapter 1 Title 2 Part 3 Page 465 of the Code of Alabama gives the Landlord a lien on the crop grown on rented land for rent for the current year. This or some similar provision is, we believe, the law of every State in the Union.
Your General Order gives to "Laborers in this State a lien on the crop grown on the farms on which they are respectfully Employed — said lien attaches from this date and is subordinate to expecting liens."
Does your Order set aside the Landlords lien for rent?
Permit us to state a case.
John Grund a citizen of Marengo County and a man depending upon his trade as a butcher for support, on the 1st of last January rented a large tract of land in Greene County, partly for agricultural purposes and partly for pasturage agreeing to pay about $3000 for rent.
Ground sublet a part of this tract about one half to Andrew Finlay formerly a soldier in the U.S. army, now a very good citizen of this place for $1000 and (5) Five Bales of Cotton.
Finlay hired laborers for money wages and has as we understand failed to pay said laborers their full wages. From various causes he failed in making a crop. He had already shipped to Messrs Ross & Whiting 14 Bales of