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Sheriff Officer Jones Co
Dec 26/67

Col Moore

Dear Sir Amos Jones showed me a letter that the recieved from you ordering him to pay a man by the name of Hatch $30 or report to you next Saturday.  Jones is living on my place and is an honorable colld man as you will find out of a hundred but he has been farming on Shares and did not rais enough to suport his family and I know he cannot pay the sayd amount to Save his Life but will as soon as posable he should have payd it this year if it had not been such a poor crop seasun if he comes to Newbern Sat he must come a foot or hire a teem I will see you and explan more fully
I am Sir your
Obt servnt
O R Colgron