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This I wish to and must avoid if it its at all possible. If at the next term of Court the judge should hold against us then appeal to the Supreme Court in that point, without involving any other question involved in the case and settle the question matter once for all. If something of this sort cannot be done I may find it necessary to remove the case to the Federal Court which I would regret.
If it is necessary to have the enclosed Power of Att. Registered in Henderson County please give it to the Clerk with instructions to have it registered, taking his in the Register's recpt [recipt] for it with instructions to notify me, including bill for same, when it is ready to be returned to me
It may be that I will be in Hendersonville in the course of ten days
                                                                                 Truly yours
                                                                                       C. B. Justice