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Free
John L Allen PM
Hon Sam Houston
Nashville
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John L. Allin
Application
for Office of Solicitor

Paris Febuary 4th 1828

Dear Genl,,

There has nothing transpired
in Paris lately that is wourth your
attention except it be reencounter I
recently had with a notorious Horsthief
& Counterfiter, I am attempting to Arrest
him. he made battle with a dirk knife
and was under the necessity of Shooting of
him I thought that I had killed him
but he came too again and is likly to recover
in the reencounter I got my clothes cut
but lost no blood after I discharged my
pistol loded with duck shot in his
breast, he did not fall but doubled himself
up claped his hand to the wound turned &
walke off a few steps lookid at his Knife
& came at me again, I met him & smote him
to the ground with the butt of my Pistol