| The State of Mississippi |
| Lauderdale County |
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Personally came before me R. Y. Reu an acting justice of the Peace for said
county |
|
Charles A Reading |
who being duly sworn deposes and says that while reconstructing the
Southern {(of Mississippi)} Rail Road,
the following Quarter Master Stores Viz:
| 32 |
Thirty two |
Pole Axes |
| 15 |
Fifteen |
Felling Ax Helves |
| 87 |
Eighty Seven |
Chisels |
| 5 |
Five |
Tack Adzes |
| 17 |
Seventeen |
Camp Kettles |
| 2 |
Two |
Kegs Railroad Spikes |
| 183 |
One Hundred & Eighty three |
Trees |
| 720 |
Seven Hundred & twenty |
Ties |
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| For which Capt L B Taylor AQM in charge of repairs is
responsible were Expended Lost Destroyed & Stolen as a great
many of the impressed Negroes ran away and took things with
them. |
| C A Rending |
| Genl Supt So RR |
| Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 30th day of June
1864 |
| R. Y. Rew |
| Justice of the Peace |
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