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being heaped in your own vicinity, I am induced Induces me to commit
the business to you, requesting that you will ^please consult Judge McNairy
On the Occasion, for it may be that it is probably it is an offense against
the United States, as well as this, and North Carolina. I therefore
request that you will take the most legal means and method,
measures that may appear ^most likely for the discovery of the fraud
and forgery ^alluded to, and take such measures to be informed of ^proceed in such a manner to obtain proof of
Facts and persons ^things feloniously concerned; as to you may appear therein, so that all offenders
proper and legal; ^may be brought to Justice should it be deemed ^by you necessary ^and advisable to have the
different offices with the papers & documents seized, you will
please to Issue your Warrant for the same have the same done -

I have wrote to Judge McNairy on the subject, but have not time
to inclose him copies ^of the papers that refered [sic] him to a perusal of these inclosed
to you

Your Obed serv^t.

P S. I am informed that M.^r [R Searcy?] who keeps
Armstrongs office is a reputable character, could he
not throw some light on the affair -

Judge Tatom