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Morristown Tenn. Jan. 6'' 1867

Lieut S. W. Groesbeck 
A.A.A. Gen'l B.R.F. & A.L
Nashville Tenn.

Lieut
I have the honor to ask for information in a case now in dispute between myself and John & Gideon Morris of this vicinity, and is of the following purport:- viz. Gideon Morris was a soldier in the rebel army, but left his family on his farm, and while they were on the farm some federal soldiers burned the house, and every thing in it was burned up.  The family then left the premises and went to John Morris's for protection. Mrs. Gideon Morris afterwards died: after the surrender Gideon Morris returned home, but his farm had been seized and John Morris became the Lessee, was to pay 1/3 of the crop. This was gathered and cribbed, no Agt, or other authorized person came for the rent. This was for the year 1865. At the Commencement of 1866, no Agt, came to continue the lease, and Gideon Morris moved on his farm, and two or thre [[three]] months later used the rent corn amounting to 100 bushels, he has been on the farm during the year 1866, and is still on it; he made in 1866 about 300 bushels of corn, some oats and hay. 
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