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State of Tennessee
Marion County

This day came Shadrick
Elkins before me David Miller
an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said County and made oath that, about the
twentieth of October 1820 Major Farris came to the house
of this affiant and had with him a broadaxe and other
tools for Hewing, Stating that he wanted to git [sic] work on a
a bridge that W. Fergusson and others were about to build
a cross Sequatchey [sic] River, that said Farris left his tools
at the house of this affiant and went on to where the
Bridge was building to see if he git [sic] employ &c
that said Farris returned the same evening to the house
of this affiant and stated he could not git [sic] employ
Farris then went to a grosery [sic], that Champness Kerser
kept at the house of this affiant and commenced
Drinking with others that was there, that after night
this affiant heared Champness Kerser tell Farris and
Charles Elkins, that he wanted them to go with him and
^watch a fellow for stealing corn; they went off and was gone
for some time, they Returned, Farris, went to bed and
was there next morning. afterwards there was a fuss
made about a waggon [sic] and two horses, that Samuel Leming
said Kerser defrauded him out of - that Kerser told this
affiant that Farris had no interest in the waggon [sic] and
Horses, and that Leming also said that Farris Had
nothing to do with the affair only to witness the bill
of sale executed from him to Kerser, that Farris used
no violence but on the contrary was his the only friend
he had

[Jhd Alkins?]

Sworn to and subscribed this 15^th day of Oct 1821
David Miller
Justice of the peace for s^d county