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The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County Jany 23 1864

I do hereby certify that I have this day authorized Benj Williams as my legal Agent to collect One Claim on the State of Mississippi for One Horse Amt Three Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars. Said Horse being impressed from me by W A Martin Inpesr Officer

W^m,, A,, Cotton

Signed an acknowledge before me this the 23^d day of Jany 1864,

Henry Trussell J P