Richard Williams
To John Jones Dr. [draft?]
To Cash loaned about May 1st 1860 $100,00
" Int's on same from May 1st 1860 ~
I John Jones on oath say that about the 1st day
of May AD 1860 I sent to my brother Richard
Williams One hundred dollars as by his letter
hereto annexed marked "A" will appear. I
further say that s'd money was sent to him
to purchase for me a certain piece of land
in Williamsburgh Iowa, which he had solicited
me to buy, but the money reaching him too late, the
land was not purchased and the money
so sent to him was retained by him
as appears by the ofr'd letter, and
has never been paid to me or
to any person authorised by me
to receive the same, but is now due
and owing to me from him or his
Estate.
John Jones [signed]
State of Vermont
of Personally appeared John Jones
Rutland County above named this 8th day of
July AD 1861 and made oath
that the above affidavit by him subscribed
is made precably [?] to the truth
Before me H'e Wood Notary Public
[verso. the following is affixed to the upper back of the preceding
letter and is pre-printed except that which is denoted by __underscore__ ]
State of Vermont, )
}
Rutland, SS.
County Clerk's Office. )
[Emblem of Vermont stating "Vermont Freedom & Unity"]
I, FREDERICK W. HOPKINS, Clerk
of the County Court for the County of
Rutland, being a Court of Record and having a Seal as herto attached,
do certify that ____Horace G. Wood___________________ Esq.,
was
at the date of the paper writings to which this
is attached, and now is a
Notary Public, within and for said County, duly commissioned
and qualified; that his signature to the foregoing jurat and certificate, is genuine and
that the said paper writings are executed.....................according to
the
laws of this State, and are in due form, and that as such officer, he is duly
authirised by the
laws of this State to take acknowledgements of deeds and depositions, and to
administer oaths, Etc.
[Seal: "Rutland County Court, Vermont"]
In Testimony Whereof, I have herunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court at Rutland,
this __Ninth_________
day of __July_______________Anno Domini, one thousand
Court, eight hundred and __Sixty one___
_F. W. Hopkins___ Clerk,
[handwritten directly on to the lower half of the back of
the letter]
$ 100.00
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Estate of
Rich'd Williams dec'd
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Filed Aug 20th AD 1861.
Wm H Wallace
Co Judge
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John Jones af
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alld Aug 23rd AD 1861.
[transcribed by Stephen Williams, 14 Feb 2008] |