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Knoxville
Sept 30 1817

Dear Sir

I feel it my duty
when ever an infraction of the
laws of this state happen to
report to that officer whose
peculiar province it is to see that
the laws are faithfully executed
the Legisature at their last
session required all persons to
list & pay for tax on the
real quantity of land contained
in their several surveys this
law has been evaded by some
persons who Claim under large
grants by Conveying to fictiti
ous persons all the land in the
bounds of their Claim not fit
for Cultivation when they
return their list it is without
the oath heretofore presented by law
this is occasioned by the
negligence of the Justice to

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