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At the Election for feild officers at Severvill on the second Day
of the Election I was informed that the Doore was shut
soo that the peaple Culd not Get in to Deliver thar
tickets thare was a liklyhood of a Grait insirrection
among the peaple I was asked to assist to brak open
the Doore I Consented to the business & went to
[affshenate?] in the same but when we came the [doore] was
open how long the Doore was shut I Cant tell
but all tickets are opened and Red I beleave
however my and all that I saw was opened
and Red Publickey I painted myn out Distinkley
apart but Cold not be Rese^d with thay ware
opened and Red

John Rains

Swoorn to & subscribed to this 20^th
Day of august 1796

John Clack