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Signed and . znowled^ed before to* the u' 'eraigned authority on thia the Twanty fifth lay of Uay A.D. 1876*
VT.B.Taylor Juatioe Paao*
4th Ward De Soto Parish 7A* and oame and appeared ^ra. ^lla J.Ruia wife of said 3* Sues, who, being by me examined aeperate and apart from her faift ftuaband, deolurea that 3he aigned, sekled wxtf. delivered the aame a a her voluntary act, md did to freely, without any feara threat or oompulalon on the part of her aAid huaband.
Uay 25th, 1876.
W. B. Taylor Juatioe Pee.oe 4th Ward Desoto Parish Louisiana.
TIIE 3TA. '? OF LOUISIANA ) I. Wto. C.ileynolda Clerk of the ^i? PARISH OF DE 30T0	)	triot Court in and for i^e Soto Pa-
ifch, Lu., do heroby oertify that W.3.Taylor, whose genuine aig* nature a,	peura	above ia a Ju8tioe of the l'eaoo in &>	for	said
^ iri3h A	State	duly qualified aooording to law, and	hia	aota	a>
3uo). are	entitled to full faith and oredit.
divan	under	ray hand and ae il Of the Diatriot Court,	o:. this
U6th day of liay 1876.
( L.3. j	W.	C. Reynolds
Clerk, Diatriot Court.
De Soto Pariah Louiaiana.
Mgy W. C. C. Claiborne Jr.
I hereby authorize and appoint you
as agent to oolleot the thouaand dollar a to be paid on ?at .J fop the Bay St. /MM fTafMJCZq Jc/vowjar gar JOi0 K*Xr?*