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Office Probate Court Macon County
Tuskegee Ala June 3rd 1867
G O. D Kinsman
Sir
Upon investigation of [[strikethrough]] Jane Cloud [[/strikethrough]] the application of Jane Cloud to get possession of her son from Mr J.T. Cloud I find that her son is twenty years old, of a remarkably good character, intelligent, and industrious- that he has been doing business for himself for nearly two years. getting good wages & doing well. His mother wants to take him to the City of Montgomery to which he objects and says he positively will not go. I have decided to leave the matter to himself entirely-to go with his mother or where else he choses as I am satisfied that he is doing better with his mother than with her. He says he is willing assist in supporting his mother when she needs it but will