John H. Folwer, Jr. to Unknown, 09-22-1825 John H. Fowler, Jr. Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Cameron L. Sinclair Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 05-21-2010 John F. Fowler Unknown Miller County, Arkansas Territory Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1919: The Austin Papers, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924), 3 vols., Vol 1, Part 2, pp. 1207 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Affidavit 09-22-1825 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

Affidavit concerning forgery

Territory of Arkansas

County of Miller

This day Clark Robinson being duly sworn before me John H. Fowler an acting justice of the Peace in and for Miller County, Territory afsd. sayeth that Ruben McHaws purchased early in this month a quantity of Merchandeze and endorse[d] notes to said Fowler for the same to the Amount of about two hundred and forty one dollars and twenty five cents which notes has every appearance of being Forged and said deponent verrilly believes that they are forged notes and it appears to be a general opinion that the notes are spurious

Great exersions were made use of to get hold of McHaws who with dexterity made his escape

Clark Robinson.

Sworn and subscribed before me 22nd Sept 1825

J H Fowler Jr

The above affidavit taken before me would not be valed in law but is designed to shew you that [M]y claim does exist and every necessary proof can be had to prove my statements true.

John F. Fowler.