State of Tennessee, County of Scott, ss.
In the matter of William C. Overstreet

ON THIS 13 day of April, 1896, personally appeared before me, a
Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, Byrd Cook, aged 56 years, a resident of
Elgin in the County of Scott and State of
Tennessee whose Post-office address is Elgin,
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who,
being duly sworn, declares for himself, in relation to aforesaid case as follows: he is well acquainted with William C. Overstreet for the last 16 years and that to the best of his Knowledge and belief the disabilities of Deafness and Rheumatism of the above claimant are not the Result of Vicious habits on his part and his Reputation as to truth in his neighborhood is Good. Affiant further States that his means of Knowledge of the above Statements made is that he lives a near neighbor to him and were with him often and noticed that he could not heare a Train Whistle any Distant from him and Know that he is unable to do manuel Labour and know that the  claimants disabilities are fatel that the statements contained in the affidavit were written in my presence and from my oral Statement to L.B. Goad that said oral Statements were made to L.B. Goad on the 13 day of April 1896 at his office in Scott County Tenn and that in making the same he did not use and was not aided or promped by any written or printed statement or Recital prepared or dictated by any other person.

I further declare that I have no interest in said case and not concerned in its prosecution.
 

Sam. Chism Winningham                  his 
J.M. Goad                                     Byrd  X  Cook
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