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Mr Wm. M. Wells being brought before me and after being sworn testified as follows

The nine bales Mass was not for damages alone but also for rent.

The rent is $26.00

Damages on timber and Press $60.00 making in all $86.00 Which the employer Mr H.T. Henry agreed to pay but failed to do so. The said Wells sued out an attachment returnable to the County Court in Nov. last no defence being made whatever judgement was obtained by default.  The parties John Akin George Jenkins and Jim — who claimed the moss under a bill of sale stated to the said Wells at the time or just after the property was attached that they would have no more to do with it.  The said Wells states that the above Akin Jenkins and Jim [[had?]] some plunder belong to the said H.T. Henry which they intended to hold, two matrasses [[strikethrough]] cooking utensils [[/strikethrough]] dishes and [[one use??]] &c.  [[strikethrough]] The clerk [[/strikethrough]] The County Court instructed or advised the said Wells to order the clerk not to issue an execution and sell the moss in the county as there was no demand for moss here but thought it advisable to ship it to [[?]] so as to obtain a fair price.  The said Moss is now in the hands of [[Manlow?]] & Hobart of Vicksburg and for sale.

The said Wells agreed with Jenkins & Jim that when the Moss was sold and his the said Wells claim was satisfied he the said Wells would pay the said Jenkins Jim and B. Slater their proratta of what remained.  The said Slater having a claim against the said Henry for board  The said Jenkins & Jim seemed to be satisfied with the proposition.  The said Wells states that