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Majr. Brashear lived 30 miles of Bardstown was
found murdered at the Kegg spring road to Natchez
not far from Duck. He started ^four days before his company
had upwards of 2000 Dollars with him mostly gold
The post rider saw him and Trainum at the
Pigeon roost. A man whose description suits
Trainum swapped a horse a few days after the
murder near nashville to a M^r Hargrove and
gave 105 Dollars to book, and left there next day
had yellow hair, tall, knock kneed, cropped
on left ear, post rider say that horse was the
one on which Maj. Brashear was riding

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News that Mason is killed much clothing
found with him & several watches and other plunder
some of Mr. Nashs cloths [sic] and his memo Book and
some papers which were taken when the party
of 25 were robbed near [Biospierre?]

Col^o. Meigs
21^st Aug^st 1803
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