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Claim ) Richard McCanless John Ament all free holders & citizens &c
agt (
Govet ) and Jack Patton Col Caleb Porter Col which proved the
Claims (
Made out ) correctness of my three different claims two in the Qr Masters
$21346. (
U. S. ) department & one in the Commissary department agt the Govt

" of the U. States. After making them all out as follows

" Amt of Govt Claim U. S. ) Qr Master Stores $6158.00
(
" H. Tompkins Claim agt ) Commissary " 2628.12
(
" has give his recpt for ) Govt Cross Cedar ) 12960.00
( ties )
" the collection See ) Total -$21346.12
(
" recpt filed. ) I paid Noah U. S. Commissioners $2.50
" " H. Tompkins &c (Expenses &c) 10.50
$12.50
Wm Sullivan ( ( Thompkins went back to Nashville
Jesse Harris ) ) this evening
George Lipscomb (
must be taken & ) Witnesses
sent on with (
A. M. Hughs letter )
( (
Dan ) Dan is better & has come to try & work but not well ) he come
( (
back yesterday but not able to do but little

Jno Garay A man by the name of John Garay came last night at dark asked

to stay all night he said he was having chills & expected

to have one that night he was a foot had no horse he was

an Irish Man 3 years from Ireland he was made welcome he

is permitted to stay until other agreement is made he is

about 33 years old & cannot read or right can spell to Baker.
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1868 ) The morning is quite cold a verry heavy frost ground in places
Novr (
Wed 11 ) froze. Our little Irish Man Garay is helping get wood feed &c
Jno Garay )