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that it was Omitted through neglect or accident. This Defendant
does not believe that said lands are worth either ten or twenty
Dollars per acre, he does not know what said lands are
worth, but his belierf and best opinion is that they are not
worth more than Six dollars, and he does not believe that they
would bring that in cash . This Deft admits that he heard
something about the transfer of the land from Meyer to R
Harrison before the sale, and before his purchase from
May, but whether it was from remorouly or from seeing
a copy of said pretended deed on the clerks books or from
both he is unable to say - he is certain that he had no
personal knowledge of the matter, nor had he any express
notice from Meyer R Harrison or any of the Complainant

This Deft is now unable to say at what time the Sheriffs deed
was delivered to said May, but believes it was sometime after
the sale, and as to the payment of the money by said May
for said land he can only make this statement, that said
May was One of his deputies and knew that he could get
titles whenever he chose to apply for them, & from that time
he continued to be his deputy - This defendant had the
fullest confidence in said May and his best knowledge &
recollection is that the proper entries of said Sale were
made upon the executions, & that the amount was duly
credited upon the execution of Roper Ruse & Co all which are
refered to in the Original answer, according to the returns
endorsed upon said Executions copies of which excecutions
of this answer as Exhibit (D) by leave of this Court
and said Executions were duly returned and filed in the
Clerks Offices to which they belonged - with the said
endorsements thereon - This deft does not know that said money
was paid into the Office before said returns were made but
believes that the settlement for the lands was permitted
to be over with the understanding that said May was to
hold the money or stand in readiness to satisfy the answer
or plaintiffs in execution when the same was called for,
or the execution returned - This Deft says that said
executions were returned as aforesaid with the said endorsements
long before he had any idea, thought, or intention of
buying said lands, or any interest in the same, and before
said May had any notion or thought of selling them to this
deft within his knowledge or belief. The said May was
faithful in the discharge of his duties as Deputy Sheriff
and was in the constant habit of collecting holding and