Barren Equity & Criminal Court
Commonwealth Plff
against
John, W, House &c Defentda

The affiant George Larrison states that he is the agent of the Defendant Marrian Larrison Who is his brother, that his brother appointed & empowered him to attend to the prosecution vs him in the Court & all the transactions growing out of the Same he the deft being in the army

He further States that the saw his said brother almost daily about the first June last & Knows of his own Knowledge that said brother was sick with a chronic disease or one at least that he is subject to when he takes Cold and at other times being sick Stomache with puking & general disability & was not abel to attend the June term of this court That he is now in the Service of his Counhtry& unabel to attend this term of said Court that he affiant wrote several letters to Wm Sampson inquiring about his brothers case & got no answer from Sampson that he did not Know when he left his home in the state of Indiana that the Bail in said Case had been forfeited but supposed that his brother

a Soldier in the service had prevented its forfeiture That his said brother is now or was a Short time since in the State of Tenn or Georgiain the Service & he has been unable to visit him for some Months that these statements are true

George Larrison

Sworn to before Me by George Larrison
Dec 11^th 1863

T H M Winn D, C,
A Copy Attest
W. L. Porter clk

Affidavit of Geo Larrison