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� I Joseph Beal on oath say and declare that I have no real nor personal estate nor any income whatever my necessary bedding and wearing apparel excepted, except

I have one child under age only Lawrence, aged 19 years, used at [?], my wife is infirm and unable to labor. I had the misfortune to break my thigh on the 19th of Apr 1820 - of which I was confined to my bed more than twelve months during which confinement I break my other thigh and in my bed with both and have not been out of my room till this day. I am now [?] [?] helpless and am brot into open court this day by my friends from the [?] [?] of making this declaration. I am extremely infirm and [?] and unable to support myself without the aid of public or private charity.

Joseph Beal

Wm Crosby James Campbell Judges