City of Seattle Records

To the Hon. City Council of the City of Seattle WA.

The undersigned respfully protests and objects to being taxed or assessed upon the Mortgage of James W Stuart made to her of $3000.00 for the reason that she has not owned said Mortgage or the debt secured by at any time during the year 1885, that the same was endorsed and delivered to A M H Nichols of Detriot Michigan,and affint has not now and has not had during an y part of the year 1885 any interest therein. Heinrick M Haller Territory of Washongton County of King H M Haller being duly sworn on oath says that she has read the foregoing statement & Knows is content and bleieves the same to be true Subscribed aand sworn to before me thia 21st say of May 1885 H M Haller

T N Haller Notary Public