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passage through the country not however to transfer more property than was lost. Mr Marshall had taken from him some 6 very fine horses & mules. Under this order Mr Hix transfered to Mr Thomas R Marshall 2 mules & one bay horse, all as thoroughly poor & broken down as it is possible for animals to be & yet be able to get along at all. I dont know whether this horse was taken from Cumby or not & Mr Hix says he dont remember taking any horses from Cumby but Cumby had no right to a public horse under Hix's orders as he had no horse to lose & therefore lost none I think it would have been impossible for a man to have identified or