Perry GA Nov. 18. 1856

My dear sir

Your of a late date an the subject of you claim [plased] in my hand for collection against Sedon G. Bryant has became [riscind] it has [an] long since became collected and paid [own] to Harman Knight who persuant to [an] the reciept given for the notes and upon which the mony was [certainly] paid to him- the cost of it- $87:93 was paid to him 10^th April last- When I paid him all except for that [not] collected on the smallest note- I was suprized [therfore] to recieve the leter to which this is an answer- Before 10^th April last- I had paid the amount collected on the large note [an] given him a satisfactory equivalent for it- I forget now which- but it [---] [---] has and Bryant assigned the large note [---] [way]- and now my partner [---] took up our right- of this tho' I am not certain- but I am certain the whole matter has been setted with Mr. Knight who had [our] [receipt] which [we] took up and [have]-

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Eli Warrenn