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the
have been taken; especially, when the money has
been sent to the persons; in which cases the ori
ginal has been sent to your office; & the triplicate
and duplicate signed by myself for clerk, and
thus marked "Signed" &c Now it is doubtless
the case in this instance, wherein you have
very properly taken exception to Voucher No 3.
in 2nd qr. return of 1862 as having been paid
twice embracing all the time & services rendered, as
charged in Voucher No 7 of 3rd. qr 1862 which
I find itemized. and the amt. exactly the same
as in Voucher 3 of 2nd. qr.
As Dugan & Wall positively refuses to pay
back the money, (as Mr. Bryson informs me by letter)
I must either loose [lose] that amount or coerce it out
of them - and I cannot do that except I produce
the Voucher signed by their own hand. Hence I