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University Place May 18th 1861 Received
of C. R. Barney Supr. &c of the University of the
South, Sixty 82/100 Dollars being balance due
on a due Bill given by C. R. Barney in my
favor on the 22nd Oct'r 1861 amounting to ninety 82/100
Dollars, which due Bill was placed in the
hands of O. Bell for collection without my
endorsement, and was lost by him, as his
affidavit before {illegible} D. S. Long on the
28th Jany 1861 sets forth. And I hereby
declare that I have neither traded away
said due bill, and have not authorized any
one to collect it except the said Bell.

D. C. Smith

Witness

Wm. P. {illegible: Euseger??}