[On the upper                                                                                        
right hand side of
the letter there is a print
of the Court House
on the stationary.                    
Underneath are the
words “Rooms 14, 15, 17
and 18”]                    

                                                        [Letterhead as follows]
                                                       Commissioners Court
                                                                Vigo County.
                                             Thomas W. Adams. James Cox. Boyll H. Ladd.
                                                                         Commissioners.
                                              James Soules, Auditor.
                                                           Terre Haute, Ind., May 24 1895 

Sam’l M Huston Esq.
           Pros Atty 43^rd Judicial Circuit
                          Dear Sir
                                        I hereby in form
you that John L Walsh, Treasure of Vigo
County contends that the act of March 31^st
1879 “Entitled”  An act fixing certain fees
to be taxed etc” is now in force and that
the act approved March 6^th 1891, being an
act Entitled “An act concerning Taxation & [Cr.?]”
has been by the Supreme Court of Indiana
held unconstitutional and that therefor a
Said Treasurer, claims that his settlements
Should be made in accordance with
the provisions of Said act of 1879 and refuses
to make a settlement otherwise than is
there in provided,  Therefore to the end that
there may be a Speedy Judicial determination
as to the Law under which Treasurers
Shall make there Settlement, I respectfully

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request that the proper proceedings
be commenced against Said Treassurer
in manner and form as provided
by Law.
                 Respectfully Yours 

                               James Soules.
                                          Auditor