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A true Copy C. B. Wilder Capt & A.Q.M. Fort Monroe Nov. 10/65 To whom it may Concern I hereby testify that Mr. L. Y. Winder called on me week before last and asked me how I came to cut the two trees on his land for a Boat. I replied Capt. Wilder told me I might. He asked me how much I paid for it. I said I expected it was worth about eight dollars, but I did not know but I should have to pay fifteen dollars for it and all the wood. I did not say that I had paid one cent for it. And I now say that I have not paid a cent toward it. Mr. Winder forbid my taking any of the down wood for my own use. Mr. S. S. Nicholas was present John Banks his X Mark Witness W. H. Hunt } A. W. Weeks } Mr. S. S. Nicholas on hearing the above read, said it is true. C. B. Wilder Capt. & A.Q.M. & Supt. 9th Dist. Witness, A. W. Weeks
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unsure what the "his" over the X mark inbetween John Bank's signing off.
Some people could not write at that time and used an "X" to designate their signatures
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