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breaking the crockery, lays the entire damage at the door of the imbecile  
United States troops down to the very last item! And not only that, but  
uses the forgery to double the loss of corn at "Bassett's Creek," and  
uses it again to absolutely treble the loss of corn on the "Alabama  
River." This new and ably conceived and executed bill of Mr. Floyd's  
figures up as follows (I copy again from the printed United States Senate  
document):  
The United States in account with the legal representatives  
of George Fisher, deceased.  
DOL.C  
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813.--To 550 head of cattle, at 10 dollars, ............. 5,500.00  
To 86 head of drove hogs, ......................... 1,204.00  
To 350 head of stock hogs, ........................ 1,750.00  
To 100 ACRES OF CORN ON BASSETT'S CREEK, .......... 6,000.00  
To 8 barrels of whisky, ........................... 350.00  
To 2 barrels of brandy, ........................... 280.00  
To 1 barrel of rum, ............................... 70.00  
To dry-goods and merchandise in store, ............ 1,100.00  
To 35 acres of wheat, ............................. 350.00  
To 2,000 hides, ................................... 4,000.00  
To furs and hats in store, ........................ 600.00  
To crockery ware in store, ........................ 100.00  
To smith's and carpenter's tools, ................. 250.00  
To houses burned and destroyed, ................... 600.00  
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