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

ON THIS 11 day of Apr., 1896, personally appeared before me, a
Notory Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer
oaths, John Jones, aged 23 years, a resident of
Sunbright in the County of Morgan and State of
Tennessee whose Post-office address is Sunbright,
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 8. 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 & his reputation as to truth is good in his neighborhood. Affiant States that his means of Knowledge of obtaining the above statements made he lived a near neighbor to the claimant and worked for him when he was wholy unable to do any labour at all and Knows that he is troubled with said Diseases to date that the statement contained in the affidavit were written in my presence and from my oral Statement by L.B. Goad that said oral statements were made to L.B. Goad on the 11 day of April 1896 at Elgin Scott Co. 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.

L.B. Goad                                his 
H.P. Jones                   John  X  Jones
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