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and had sowed grass seeds on said lots or caused it to be sown on said 

 lots and that he occupied said lots 221 and 222 on September 23, 1873, and 

 on October, 1879, and during the season of 1873 and 1879. That said 

 affidavit was carefully read over by said Lewis L. Smith, presented 

 him by Benton Turner, and said Turner did read the same over to 

 said Lewis L. Smith in the presence of this deponent, and said Lewis 

 L. Smith in the presence and hearing of deponent and Benton Turner 

 said that said affidavit made by said Turner for said Lewis L. Smith, 

 was correct and true. 



AMASA WASHBURN. 

 Sworn to before me, this 6th 1 

 day of March, 1885. ) 

 1 Lewis L. Smith, 



Justice of the Peace. 



I hereby certify that I know the party Amasa Washburn signing 

 this affidavit to be a man of truth and veracity. 



' LEWIS L. SMITH, 



Justice of the Peace. 



Franklin county clerk's affidavit and seal attached, dated March 

 9, 1885. 



STATE OF NEW YORK, 1 g g , . 

 County of Franklin. ) 



Benton Turner, being duly sworn, says that he is the same Benton 

 Turner referred to in the affidavit of Lewis L. Smith, sworn to 

 February 6, 1885, before John Vance, justice of the peace. Deponent 

 further says that the affidavit therein referred to as presented said 

 Lewis L. Smith by affiant, was read carefully to said Lewis L. Smith 

 by deponent in the presence and hearing of Amasa Washburn; 

 that after being read to said Smith by deponent, said Lewis L. 

 Smith took said affidavit from deponent and read it aloud in the 

 presence and hearing of both deponent and said Amasa Washburn 

 and commented upon the same and after so reading and commenting 

 on the same signed said affidavit in the presence of said Washburn 

 and deponent, and then and there stated that the same was true. 



BENTON TURNER. 

 Sworn to before me, this 6th ) 

 day of March, 1885. ) 



Lewis L. Smith, 



Justice : of the Peace. 



I hereby certify that I know the party, Benton Turner, signing this 

 affidavit, to be a man of truth and veracity. 



LEWIS L. SMITH. 

 Dated March 9, 1885. • Justice of the Peace. 



