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paying into the Office Money & large amounts of money, and
this deft, would as soon have permitted the amount of Sales
to have remained in the hands of said May until called
for by the Owner or until settlement at the return term
of the executions as in his own hands or in the hands of
any where else, and this deft was charge for the amount
and the same would have been paid to the owner at
any oment on demand - and the amount was in fact
considered as in the Sheriffs Office. This Defendant
expressly says that this indulgence if it may be so termed,
was no part of the terms of sale, that said May bid off
the lands upon the footing of all other persons, and
without any favor or partiality known to this Deft-
neither has he the remotest suspicion or belief that it
was a purchase then intended for him by any person
whatever. This deft further says, that said May could
have taken titles at any time out of the Sheriffs Office
after the sale, before he did obtain them - that there
was no postponement of titles to said May in pursuance
of any agreement or understanding whatever, but by the
neglect or will of said May, onersly, This deft cannot say
at what particular time title was delivered to said May
but it was done when he called for it some time after
his purchase, & said May settled for the same - and this
defendant expressly says that there was no delay of this
matter with any view intention or thought either of
withholding the money from the owner or avoiding the sale,
or on any manner to accomplish promote, or influence
the sale of said lands by said May to this defendant
so far as he knows or believes - and having answered
the matters according to said Order & decree said
deft prays to be discharged with his costs
Cook & Evans
for Deft
A. Harrison

The State of Alabama
Lowndes County]
[Before the undersigned acting
Justice of the Peace in and
for said County personally
appeared within named Alfred Harrison and being
sworn on his Oath says that the foregoing amended
answer and matters and things therein setforth as
upon his own knowledge are just and true: and the
matters and things as stated upon his belief and

Aff of A Harrison [in margin]