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    "ocrText": "31st 1872, \"asking if d had a bounty for him as\nbrother of George Edmonds, that the information was\n(given by me dellan) directing me to turn over\nhim $150. Thinking possibly that Mr Gantt ma\ndesired as he was about to take his departure\nfor Dt. Smith\" (marked Do this d replied under date of\nI responded under date of Dec 13th (marked 2) that\nthe Attorney who had called up his case for him\nJany 3rd 3 had been received for him\".\nprevious to answering his question concerning\nOn the 21et day of July you Carter Me dellan\nmetaining $150. out of mcclellan's bounty (should he\naddressed me another lettern ming me mg \"that\nindeed prove to he the &Lenard to whom it was\nhe had received ar letter from E.O. French stating\nthat his claims as brother of George Edmonds Cod\nallowed by the Oneasy Department) d would first\nhave to be informed of the exact nature of the\n54th had been allowed and desiring to know if it\ndebt orred him by me dellan; whither it mas for\nat Little Qock to pay it\" Do this d replied under\nappeared on my Sist, if so when would I be over\nprofessional services rendered in prosecuting\ndate of July 22nd (mamed. 2) (next day) \"hat it had not\n$11567/100. said claim. That Lenard's bounty amounted to but\nreached me nor could I say when I muld visit\nDec 17th brought to hand tro communications\nSittle Rock. In case he moved to some other point\nthe first (marked W being a postal card from Carter\nto send me his address:\nNov 26th 70 he addressed me another communi-\nwe dellan Got dated) \"acking if d would visit Little\nRoca by Christmas, or could he get his money by\ncation (maned y.) calling attention to the letter ineceived\nby him from E. P. French, desiring to know whether\ncoming to Memphis? Storr much money move accoming\nto him? Should he mait till I came to\nhis claim had been received; if so could he bring\nThe second communication was from Mr Yautt\nhis mitnesses to Memphis and be paid there.\" I\ndated Dec 16th 73 (marred 0) to the effect \"that\nreplied to this by postal. card dated bov 29 oh/manad\nwe dellan's in debtedness was for professional\n(4) (three days afternard) informing him \"that his\nservices rendered in five several actions nor\nclaim had been received and to report at Memphics\npending in the Counts at Little Rock and\nwith his mitnesses for identification:\nUnder date of Dec 2nd 73 Dick Gantt an\nnot for prosecuting the bounty claim. Daid\nAttomey at Little Rock mote me (manked d) to the\nthe month of June last. That he had exhin\nobligation having been contracted during\neffect \"that my postal had been received by\nmy letter to me dellan. If I desired, by\nWe dellan, who desired to know how much his\nmiting to 26. 5: Blackmord dlerk of their Cn\nclaim would amount to, as he did not think it\nwould pay him to bring his mitnesses to Memphis\nd could ascertain the nature of the suite\nwas Attorney for me dellan in.\" Both commun\nCould not their testimony be taken and frmanded.\"\ntions mene acknowledged by me the same do\nInstead of replying to him I mote to Capt\nd smiting me Clellan (maneed Jr) \"that he could\nme Willan, under date of Dec 3rd 73 (marked JJ calling\nbe paid if he came to Membhis. That\nhis to the presence of a man at Little\nRock who professed to be Carter me clellan, brother\nthat he clellan) had desired that #150 show\nof Teby. Durther Mr lantt had metter\nnot visit Little Rock until about the at dan\nof yeo Edmonds late Put do I 54th d.o. but that\nof had been directed m the List of Nov 20th 173 to\nbe stopped out of his bounty for him. That\npay a man called Car ter me Flashboad\".\nwas not certain this could be done even\nOn the 13th day of same month another letter\nme dellan desired it.\" Later Coame dand\n(marked IN mas received by me from Wr Gantt to the\nmote Her Gantt (marked P that\nHellan owed him money bonuts and had express he\nas I expected to be in\nthe first"
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