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"'Clayton E. Bradley to Thomas Lavin, Dr. March 30th, 1889. To 300 bushels of seed wheat, at $1.10 bushel, $330.

"'Territory of Dakota, county of Traill—ss: Thomas Lavin, being sworn, says that on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1889, he made and entered into a contract with Clayton E. Bradley of the township of Ervin, county of Traill, territory of Dakota, to furnish and deliver to said Clayton E. Bradley three hundred bushels of seed wheat of the value of $330, for seeding purposes only, for the year 1889, and that said seed wheat was sown on the north half of section twenty-two, township one hundred and forty-six, range fifty-one, in Norway township, Traill county, Dakota territory; that under and by virtue of said contract the said seed wheat so furnished was of the value of three hundred and thirty dollars, as specified in the annexed account, marked “A,” at the respective dates, and at and for the respective prices specified in said account; that said account is a just, true, and full statement of the seed wheat so furnished to the said Clayton E. Bradley, under said contract, for seeding purposes, and growing of crops for the year 1889 aforesaid, and that there is due and owing thereon to Thomas Lavin, after allowing all credits, the sum of three hundred and thirty dollars, for which a seed lien is hereby claimed in favor of the said Thomas Lavin upon said crop, including the land upon which the same is, under chapter 119 of the 17th session of the legislative assembly of 1887; of the territory of Dakota. Tomas Lavi.

"'Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of March, A. D. 1889. F. W. Ames, Notary Public, Traill County, D. T. [Seal.]

"'Territory of Dakota, County of Traill—ss.: Clayton E. Bradley, being duly sworn, on oath says, that he made a contract, as stated in the written affidavit, and purchased the wheat as therein set forth, at the time and prices set out in the account hereto annexed, and the same is to be sown on land therein deecribed..

"'Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of March,